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Assessing Determinants of Programmatic Performance of Community Management of Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea in Children in Africa: Protocol and Data Collection for a Mixed Methods Evaluation of Integrated Community Case Management
BACKGROUND: Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a child health program designed to provide integrated community-based care for children with …
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The aggregate effect of implementation strength of family planning programs on modern contraceptive use at the health systems level in rural Malawi
To explore the association between the strength of implementation of family planning (FP) programs on the use of modern contraceptives. …
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Long-Term Impact of Single Epilepsy Training on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices: Comparison of Trained and Untrained Rwandan Community Health Workers
Objectives: To close the epilepsy treatment gap and reduce related stigma, eradication of misconceptions is importantIn 2014, Community Health Workers …
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Alcohol use during pregnancy in post-conflict northern Uganda: pregnant women’s experiences and provider perceptions
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use during pregnancy has been associated with several birth defects and developmental disabilities generally known as Fetal Alcohol …
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Burden of upper respiratory tract infections in primary care facilities and excessive antimicrobial over-prescription: A community-oriented primary care project in rural Kenya
During their community oriented primary care (COPC) rotation in rural coastal Kenya, residents of the Family Medicine programme at the …
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Women’s experiences on the use of Implanon as a contraceptive method in a selected primary healthcare facility in KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: The South African department of health recently introduced subdermal Implanon contraceptive implant with the aim to reduce teenage pregnancy …
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Distribution patterns of drug resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis among HIV negative and positive tuberculosis patients in Western Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Globally anti-tuberculosis drug resistance is one of the major challenges affecting control and prevention of tuberculosis. Kenya is ranked …
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Determinants of improvement trends in health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines at health facilities with available “test and treat” commodities in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Health workers' compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines has been improving in Africa. This study examined the factors associated …
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Strengthening the role of community health workers in supporting the recovery of ill, undernourished children post hospital discharge: qualitative insights from key stakeholders in Bangladesh and Kenya
BACKGROUND: Undernourished children in low- and middle-income countries remain at elevated risk of death following hospital discharge, even when treated …
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Challenges to the utilization of Community-based Health Planning and Services: the views of stakeholders in Yendi Municipality, Ghana
BACKGROUND: The Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) is a national health reform programme that provides healthcare at the doorsteps …
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Evaluating the Feasibility of the Community Score Card and Subsequent Contraceptive Behavior in Kisumu, Kenya
Abstract Background: Women seeking family planning services from public-sector facilities in low- and middle-income countries sometimes face provider-imposed barriers to …
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HIV stigma in Kenya: A family medicine led community orientated primary care approach
The Kenyan Ministry of Health envisages that family physicians should play an important role in the implementation of community orientated …
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Factors impacting test-based management of suspected malaria among caregivers of febrile children and private medicine retailers within rural communities of Fanteakwa North District, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Prompt diagnosis and treatment prevents a mild case of malaria from developing into severe disease and death. Unfortunately, parasitological …
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A feasibility study to assess non-clinical community health workers’ capacity to use simplified protocols and tools to treat severe acute malnutrition in Niger state Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major determinant of childhood mortality and morbidity. Although integrated community case management (iCCM) …
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The implementation and impact of a pilot hydrocele surgery camp for LF-endemic communities in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2020, through a dual approach of mass drug administration to interrupt transmission …
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Pills and prayers: a comparative qualitative study of community conceptualisations of pre-eclampsia and pluralistic care in Ethiopia, Haiti and Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of preventable maternal and perinatal deaths globally. While health inequities remain stark, removing financial …
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A descriptive study of healthcare-providers’ experiences with the use and quality of oxytocin for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in Nigeria: A nation-wide survey
BACKGROUND: Oxytocin is recommended as an affordable and effective drug in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage-one of the leading causes …
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Patient-public engagement strategies for health system improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review
BACKGROUND: Actively involving patients and communities in health decisions can improve both peoples' health and the health system. One key …
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 3. Programme governance
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) can play a critical role in primary healthcare and are seen widely as important to …
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Implementation Barriers and Enablers for Preventing Domestic Violence against Women in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Qualitative Implementation Research
Abstract Background: Ethiopia is signatory to various international and regional conventions, agreements and protocols related to violence against women, yet …