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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. …
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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 …