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Afrique du SudNigeriaOugandaRwandaTogo
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1072 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Factors contributing to motivation of volunteer community health workers in Ethiopia: the case of four woredas (districts) in Oromia and Tigray regions
BACKGROUND: The use of community health workers (CHWs) has been considered as one of the strategies to address the growing …
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Household costs and time to treatment for children with severe febrile illness in rural Burkina Faso: the role of rectal artesunate
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) were trained to identify children with malaria who could not take oral medication, treat them …
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Effect of training community health workers and their interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in Morogoro, Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increasingly contribute to morbidity and mortality in Tanzania. Public knowledge about CVD risk factors is important …
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Developing a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Lack of accurate data on the distribution of sub-national populations in low- and middle-income countries impairs planning, monitoring, and …
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Realities and experiences of community health volunteers as agents for behaviour change: evidence from an informal urban settlement in Kisumu, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Community health workers play an important role in health service delivery and are increasingly involved in behaviour change interventions, …
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Missed opportunities in antenatal care for improving the health of pregnant women and newborns in Geita district, Northwest Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Despite the significant benefits of early detection and management of pregnancy related complications during antenatal care (ANC) visits, not …
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HIV partner services in Kenya: a cost and budget impact analysis study
BACKGROUND: The elicitation of contact information, notification and testing of sex partners of HIV infected patients (aPS), is an effective …
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Baseline measures of primary health care team functioning and overall primary health care performance at Du Noon Community Health Centre
BACKGROUND: Research consistently demonstrates the importance of effective team work for improving the quality of health care. We conducted a …
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Fidelity of HIV programme implementation by community health workers in rural Mopani district, South Africa: a community survey
BACKGROUND: South Africa has implemented a community health programme delivered by community health workers (CHWs) to strengthen primary healthcare services. …
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“They do not see us as one of them”: a qualitative exploration of mentor mothers’ working relationships with healthcare workers in rural North-Central Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In HIV programs, mentor mothers (MMs) are women living with HIV who provide peer support for other women to …
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“I will not stop visiting!” a qualitative study of community health workers’ reluctance to withdraw household support following the end of a community-based intervention in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes are increasingly important in HIV service delivery. CHWs' familiarity with the local context can …
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Feasibility and utility of active case finding of HIV-infected children and adolescents by provider-initiated testing and counselling: evidence from the Laquintinie hospital in Douala, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Universal HIV testing and treatment of infected children remain challenging in resource-limited settings (RLS), leading to undiagnosed children/adolescents and …
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Factors associated with retention of community health workers in maternal, newborn and child health programme in Simiyu Region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Attrition of community health workers (CHWs) continues to threaten the full realisation and sustainability of community-based health programmes globally. …
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Qualitative assessment of facilitators and barriers to HIV programme implementation by community health workers in Mopani district, South Africa
South Africa has implemented a community-based HIV programme (CBHP) in its primary healthcare (PHC) re-engineering strategy that aims to improve …
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Reflecting strategic and conforming gendered experiences of community health workers using photovoice in rural Wakiso district, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in Uganda as they are the first contact of the …
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Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months …
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Challenges to and opportunities for the adoption and routine use of early warning indicators to monitor pediatric HIV drug resistance in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Pediatric non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), loss to follow-up, and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) are challenges to achieving UNAIDS' …
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The impact of integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions on nutrition and health of children and women in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nutrition-sensitive interventions such as homestead production of diverse, nutrient-rich foods, coupled with behavior change communication, may have positive effects …
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Evaluating a community-based cervical cancer screening strategy in Western Kenya: a descriptive study
BACKGROUND: The incidence of cervical cancer in Kenya is among the highest in the world. Few Kenyan women are able …
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Ethics of task shifting in the health workforce: exploring the role of community health workers in HIV service delivery in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Task shifting is increasingly used to address human resource shortages impacting HIV service delivery in low- and middle-income countries. …