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Preparedness to implement national enteral nutritional therapy practice guidelines: An observational study of primary health care institutions in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Despite the long-term consequences of malnutrition in hospitalised patients, nutritional practice guidelines for adults, particularly in the recovery phase …
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Evidence of reduced academic performance among school children with helminth infection independent of nutritional status
Abstract Background Soil transmitted helminths (STH) pose a formidable health risk to school-age children in resource-limited settings. Unfortunately, mass deworming …
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Transition and Change: Opportunities and Challenges of CHW Policy Reform for Community Health Systems and Vertical Disease Programmes in Liberia
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Effectiveness of community health workers on identification and mobilization of persons living with epilepsy in rural Rwanda using a validated screening tool
INTRODUCTION: Engagement and training of community health workers (CHWs) have demonstrated their value in different conditions. Despite repeat epilepsy trainings …
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Vaccination against tuberculosis, polio and hepatitis B at birth in Podor health district, Northern Senegal: cross-sectional study of vaccination coverage and its associated factors
BACKGROUND: In Senegal, studies focusing specifically on vaccination coverage with the Bacille de Calmette et Guérin (BCG) vaccine, the birth …
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The fear of social stigma experienced by men: a barrier to male involvement in antenatal care in Misungwi District, rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Evidence has shown that male involvement is associated with improved maternal health outcomes. In rural Tanzania, men are the …
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Prevalence and characteristics of hearing and vision loss in preschool children from low income South African communities: results of a screening program of 10,390 children
BACKGROUND: The majority of children with sensory impairments live in low- and middle-income countries. More studies of hearing and vision …
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Evaluating the implementation of home delivery of medication by community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: a convergent mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Primary care services in South Africa have been challenged by increasing numbers of people with communicable and non-communicable chronic …
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Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are change agents expected to assist in decreasing the global burden of disease in the …
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Evaluation of the Utility of the ‘Velocity Field Diagram’ and ‘Timed-Up-and-Go Test‘ as Fall Screening Tools Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Observational Study
Abstract Background: Evidence from systematic reviews demonstrated that gait variables are the most reliable predictors of future falls, yet are …
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The Accountability of Health Facility Governing Committees and its Associated Factors in Selected Primary Health Facilities Implementing Direct Health Facility Financing in Tanzania
Abstract Users Committees such as Health Facility Governing Committees (HFGCs) are one of the popular mechanisms used to represent communities …
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Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: There is unmet need for family planning in Rwanda. We previously developed an evidence-based couples' family planning counseling (C)FPC …
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Strengthening management of non-communicable diseases in primary care, Malawi: A short report
Within the community-orientated primary care module for training family physicians at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi, a …
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Community Health Workers' Experiences in Strengthening the Uptake of Childhood Immunization and Malaria Prevention Services in Urban Sierra Leone
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) play an integral role in Sierra Leone's health systems strengthening efforts. Our goal was to …
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Effectiveness of a large-scale, sustained and comprehensive community health worker program in improving population health: the experience of an urban health district in South Africa
INTRODUCTION: South Africa is an upper middle-income country with wide wealth inequality. It faces a quadruple burden of disease and …
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and retrospective mortality in a refugee camp, Dagahaley, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Camps of forcibly displaced populations are considered to be at risk of large COVID-19 outbreaks. Low screening rates and …
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Ovarian reserve in nigerian women with sickle cell anaemia: a cross- sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell disease is the most common monogenetic disorder worldwide. There have been reports of endocrine dysfunction and gonadal …
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Quality Assurance (QA) Assessment for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test in Ngoma District, Eastern Province of Rwanda: A cross-sectional prospective study.
Abstract Background Currently, malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) are increasingly used for diagnosis of malaria, particularly in community where microscopy-based …
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The viability of utilising phone-based text messages in data capture and reporting of morbidities due to Lymphatic Filariasis by Community Health Workers: A qualitative study in Kilwa district, Tanzania
Abstract Background Globally, there is recognition of the value of using mobile phones among health providers in improving health systems …
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A Randomized Control Trial to Test Effect of Cash Incentives and Training on Active Casefinding for Tuberculosis among Community Health Workers in Nigeria
Background: Case detection for Tuberculosis remains low in high burden communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the first point of …