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1072 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Why high tech needs high touch: Supporting continuity of community primary health care
BACKGROUND: Integrated care through community-oriented primary care (COPC) deployed through municipal teams of community health workers (CHWs) has been part …
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High CD4 counts associated with better economic outcomes for HIV-positive adults and their HIV-negative household members in the SEARCH Trial
BACKGROUND: Country decisions to scale-up "test and treat" approaches for HIV depend on consideration of both the health and economic …
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Evaluation of a family-oriented antenatal group educational program in rural Tanzania: a pre-test/post-test study
BACKGROUND: To increase births attended by skilled birth attendants in Tanzania, studies have identified the need for involvement of the …
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Impact of geographic distance on appraisal delay for active TB treatment seeking in Uganda: a network analysis of the Kawempe Community Health Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Appraisal delay is the time a patient takes to consider a symptom as not only noticeable, but a sign …
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Why do rural women in the most remote and poorest areas of Zambia predominantly attend only one antenatal care visit with a skilled provider? A qualitative inquiry
BACKGROUND: While focused antenatal care (ANC) has served as an entry point in the continuum of care for both mothers …
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Smartphones for community health in rural Cambodia: A feasibility study
Background: Village Malaria Workers (VMWs) are lay people trained to provide a valuable role in frontline testing and treatment of …
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Community understanding of the concept of pre-referral treatment and how this impacts on referral related decision-making following the provision of rectal artesunate: a qualitative study in western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Successful pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate (RA) for suspected severe malaria requires operational linkages between community health workers (CHWs) …
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Frontline health workers and exclusive breastfeeding guidelines in an HIV endemic South African community: a qualitative exploration of policy translation
BACKGROUND: Mothers rely heavily on health worker advice to make infant feeding decisions. Confusing or misleading advice can lead to …
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Integrated approach in the control and management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Lalo, Benin
BACKGROUND: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of several communicable diseases prevalent in the tropical and subtropical areas. The …
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High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with a multitude of underlying causes, which may include infection with Onchocerca volvulus, the …
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Research ethics review at University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)/Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique (2013–2016): a descriptive analysis of the start-up of a new research ethics committee (REC)
BACKGROUND: Mozambique has seen remarkable growth in biomedical research over the last decade. To meet a growing need, the National …
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Antiretroviral initiation of pregnant women and antenatal care booking practices in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa began as part of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme. …
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Scaling community-based services in Gauteng, South Africa: A comparison of three workforce-planning scenarios
BACKGROUND: The introduction of community-based services through community health workers is an opportunity to redefine the approach and practice of …
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Reducing stillbirths in Ethiopia: Results of an intervention programme
Previous studies from South Ethiopia have shown that interventions that focus on intrapartum care substantially reduce maternal mortality and there …
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Use of a counsellor supported disclosure model to improve the uptake of couple HIV testing and counselling in Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: Heterosexual couples account for 44% of new HIV infections in Kenya and there's low awareness of self and partner …
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Cost of HPV screening at community health campaigns (CHCs) and health clinics in rural Kenya
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the most frequent neoplasm among Kenyan women, with 4800 diagnoses and 2400 deaths per year. One …
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Interventions for improving management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Dikgale, a rural area in Limpopo Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Chronic disease management (CDM) is an approach to health care that keeps people as healthy as possible through the …
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Caregivers’ compliance with referral advice: evidence from two studies introducing mRDTs into community case management of malaria in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Several malaria endemic countries have implemented community health worker (CHW) programmes to increase access to populations underserved by health …
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Community health worker support to improve HIV treatment outcomes for older children and adolescents in Zimbabwe: a process evaluation of the ZENITH trial
BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW)-delivered support visits to children living with HIV and their caregivers significantly reduced odds of virological …
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An illustrated booklet for reinforcing community health worker knowledge of tuberculosis and facilitating patient counselling
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) have facilitated the move to decentralise tuberculosis (TB) management, but lack access to information appropriate …