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Contextual influences on the choice of long-acting reversible and permanent contraception in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Long acting reversible and permanent contraception (LARPs) offer promising opportunities for addressing the high and growing unmet need for …
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Community knowledge and acceptance of indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Mozambique: a qualitative study
Malaria control remains a leading health challenge in Mozambique. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective strategy to control malaria …
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Predictors of malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests’ utilisation among healthcare workers in Zamfara State
INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis and prompt and effective treatment is one of the pillars of malaria control. Malaria case management guidelines …
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AVADAR (Auto-Visual AFP Detection and Reporting): demonstration of a novel SMS-based smartphone application to improve acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Eradication of polio requires that the acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance system is sensitive enough to detect all cases …
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Spatial distribution and determinants of asymptomatic malaria risk among children under 5 years in 24 districts in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic countries, asymptomatic cases constitute an important reservoir of infections sustaining transmission. Estimating the burden of the …
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‘To be honest, women do everything’: understanding roles of men and women in net care and repair in Southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, the roles of men and women are classified based on the local cultural context. While men are …
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Shifting parental roles, caregiving practices and the face of child development in low resource informal settlements of Nairobi: experiences of community health workers and school teachers
Approximately, 42% of the Kenyan population live below the poverty line. Rapid growth and urbanization of Kenya's population have resulted …
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Community perceptions of epilepsy and its treatment in an onchocerciasis endemic region in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: A recent study in the Logo and Rethy health zones in the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of …
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Cost effectiveness of a community based prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition programme in Mumbai slums, India
Children in slums are at high risk of acute malnutrition and death. Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition …
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Factors enabling community health workers and volunteers to overcome socio-cultural barriers to behaviour change: meta-synthesis using the concept of social capital
BACKGROUND: Community-based health workers and volunteers are not just low-level health workforce; their effectiveness is also due to their unique …
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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 …