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1073 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Developing a district level supportive supervision framework for community health workers through co-production in South Africa
BACKGROUND: One of the key challenges of community health worker (CHW) programmes across the globe is inadequate supervision. Evidence on …
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Treatment outcomes of Gene Xpert positive tuberculosis patients in KwaMashu Community Health Centre, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A retrospective review
BACKGROUND: We sought to investigate the relationship between tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes and its predictors in the KwaMashu region in …
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“… the way we welcome them is how we will lead them to love family planning.”: family planning providers in Rwanda foster compassionate relationships with clients despite workplace challenges
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has markedly increased the nation's contraceptive use in a short period of time, tripling contraceptive prevalence in just …
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An examination of the barriers to and benefits from collaborative couple contraceptive use in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Supportive male involvement is strongly correlated with contraceptive use. In Rwanda, where the contraceptive prevalence rate among married women …
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Youths’ perceptions of community health workers’ delivery of family planning services: a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study in Nakaseke District, Uganda
BACKGROUND: High rates of unintended adolescent pregnancy are a significant health problem in Uganda. To improve access to family planning …
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Capacity and site readiness for hypertension control program implementation in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Nigeria faces an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), leading to an estimated …
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Knowledge and Perceptions of People Living With HIV Regarding The HIV Services That Are Offered By The Community Health Workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Abstract Background: KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the province with the highest HIV prevalence in South Africa (SA). Community Health Workers (CHWs) …
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Piloting a roving nurse mentor into community-based health programmes to capacitate community health workers: Findings from a realist evaluation in South Africa
Abstract Background Many low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) are repositioning community health workers (CHW) programmes to provide promotive and …
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The fear of social stigma experienced by men: A barrier to male involvement in maternal services in Misungwi District, rural Tanzania
Abstract Background: Evidence have shown that male involvement is associated with improved maternal health outcomes. In rural Tanzania, men are …
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Clinical placement models for undergraduate health professions students: A scoping review
Abstract Background: Clinical learning is fundamental to undergraduate health professions students. There are several calls for the transformation of health …
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Contribution of Community Health Workers to the treatment of common illnesses among under 5-year-olds in rural Uganda.
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Community Engagement for the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Program: an Analysis of Key Stakeholder Roles to Promote a Sustainable Program in Zambia
Abstract BackgroundWithin the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme, community engagement has been central in facilitating the acceptance of VMMC, …
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Assessment and management of shoulder pain at primary care level
Most patients with shoulder pain will initially visit their community health centre, private general practitioner or family physician, with various …
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“Even when people live just across the road…they won’t go”: Community health worker perspectives on incentivized delays to under-five care-seeking in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Although under-five (U5) mortality in Uganda has dropped over the past two decades, rates in urban slum neighborhoods remain …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on adoption of WHO-recommended infant feeding practices among HIV positive mothers in Ethiopia
Abstract Background The prevalence of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended infant feeding practices for HIV exposed infants is low …
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Significant inefficiency in running community health systems: The case of health posts in Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Although much has been documented about the performance of the health extension program, there is a lack of information …
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Perceptions, attitudes and understanding of health professionals of interprofessional practice at a selected community health centre
BACKGROUND: Despite being identified as a solution to the challenges related to healthcare service delivery, the incorporation of interprofessional practice …
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Can public sector community health workers deliver a nurturing care intervention in South Africa? The Amagugu Asakhula feasibility study
BACKGROUND: Nurturing care interventions have the potential to promote health and development in early childhood. Amagugu Asakhula was designed to …
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Gender-related influences on adherence to advice and treatment-seeking guidance for infants and young children post-hospital discharge in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: Post-hospital discharge mortality risk is high among young children in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The available literature …
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Post-trial perceptions of a symptom-based TB screening intervention in South Africa: implementation insights and future directions for TB preventive healthcare services
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a top-10 cause of under-5 mortality, despite policies promoting tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT). We previously conducted a …