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The use of formative research to inform the design of a seasonal malaria chemoprevention intervention in northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Experience of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is growing in the Sahel sub-region of Africa, though there remains insufficient evidence …
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Effect of provision of an integrated neonatal survival kit and early cognitive stimulation package by community health workers on developmental outcomes of infants in Kwale County, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Each year, more than 200 million children under the age of 5 years, almost all in low- and middle-income …
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Detecting and staging podoconiosis cases in North West Cameroon: positive predictive value of clinical screening of patients by community health workers and researchers
BACKGROUND: The suitability of using clinical assessment to identify patients with podoconiosis in endemic communities has previously been demonstrated. In …
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A training intervention on child feeding among primary healthcare workers in Ibadan Municipality
INTRODUCTION: Health workers at the primary level are well positioned to provide health information and counselling on child feeding to …
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Human resource constraints and the prospect of task-sharing among community health workers for the detection of early signs of pre-eclampsia in Ogun State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The dearth of health personnel in low income countries has attracted global attention. Ways as to how health care …
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Community health workers’ knowledge and practice in relation to pre-eclampsia in Ogun State, Nigeria: an essential bridge to maternal survival
BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Early detection and treatment have been …
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Community health worker knowledge and management of pre-eclampsia in southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Mozambique has drastically improved an array of health indicators in recent years, including maternal mortality rates which decreased 63 …
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Experiences and perspectives of community health workers from implementing treatment for schistosomiasis using the community directed intervention strategy in an informal settlement in Kisumu City, western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Community Directed Intervention (CDI) strategy has been used to conduct various health interventions in Africa, including control of …
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Factors influencing motivation and job satisfaction among supervisors of community health workers in marginalized communities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Management and supervision of community health workers are factors that are critical to the success of community health worker …
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Using Community Health (CHWs) to increase access to maternal health services–preliminary findings from Neno, Malawi
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Designing a community intervention for tuberculosis household child contact management and assessing the feasibility of its evaluation in Cameroon and Uganda
The World Health Organization estimates that 10 million people had tuberculosis (TB) in 2019. Children are estimated to represent 15-20% …
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The integral role of the Community Health Worker in reconnecting HIV, TB, and Leprosy patients with care and treatment in a health system ravaged by and abandoned in the time of Ebola: An example from Liberia
Unfortunately, the number of students trained by new, Haitian instructors was capped at 12 due to space limitations. Concurrently, MS4H …
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Community-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Unhealthy Tobacco Use: Single Arm Study Experience and Implementation Success in Rural and Semi-Rural Settings, South-West Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment can reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in rural …
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How to change organisational culture: Action research in a South African public sector primary care facility
BACKGROUND: Organisational culture is a key factor in both patient and staff experience of the healthcare services. Patient satisfaction, staff …
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A qualitative review of implementer perceptions of the national community-level malaria surveillance system in Southern Province, Zambia
BACKGROUND: Parts of Zambia with very low malaria parasite prevalence and high coverage of vector control interventions are targeted for …
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The challenge of using intermittent preventive therapy with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine among pregnant women in Uganda
BACKGROUND: The Uganda National Malaria Control Programme recommends the use of intermittent preventive therapy in pregnancy with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) to …
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Motivation and incentive preferences of community health officers in Ghana: an economic behavioral experiment approach
BACKGROUND: Health worker shortage in rural areas is one of the biggest problems of the health sector in Ghana and …
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Feasibility and implementation of community-based malaria case management with integrated vector control in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Malaria prevalence in the Mulumbu Health Area in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo has remained high (>70 …
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Treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood fever among caretakers of Chivuna and Magoye rural communities of Mazabuka District, Zambia: a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Treatment-seeking for childhood fever among caretakers in most rural parts of African region is still a major challenge. The …
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Determinants of poor self-rated health among adults in urban Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health is a measure expressing the general condition of health of individuals. Self-rated health studies are common in …