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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 …
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Towards a framework for analyzing determinants of performance of community health workers in malaria prevention and control: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are an important human resource in improving coverage of and success to interventions aimed at …
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Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasites that infest open water sources such as rivers and dams may …
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Evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) use by community health workers: a longitudinal study in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a simple, point-of-care technology that can improve the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of …
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Prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children 6-59 months of age in Libo-Kemekem district, Northwest Ethiopia; A community based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Children in developing countries are highly vulnerable to impaired physical growth because of poor dietary intake, lack of appropriate …
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Health insurance coverage with or without a nurse-led task shifting strategy for hypertension control: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Poor access to care and physician shortage are major barriers to hypertension control in sub-Saharan Africa. Implementation of evidence-based …
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Universal versus conditional day 3 follow-up for children with non-severe unclassified fever at the community level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cluster-randomized, community-based non-inferiority trial
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization's integrated community case management (iCCM) guidelines recommend that all children presenting with uncomplicated fever and …
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Universal versus conditional day 3 follow-up for children with non-severe unclassified fever at the community level in Ethiopia: A cluster-randomised non-inferiority trial
BACKGROUND: With declining malaria prevalence and improved use of malaria diagnostic tests, an increasing proportion of children seen by community …
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Knowledge of, and attitudes to giving expressed breastmilk to infants in rural coastal Kenya; focus group discussions of first time mothers and their advisers
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative step number five of the "Ten steps to successful breastfeeding" states …
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Facilitators and barriers to birth preparedness and complication readiness in rural Rwanda among community health workers and community members: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BP/CR) comprise a strategy to make women plan for birth and encourage them to …
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Community knowledge, attitudes and practices on Yellow fever in South Omo area, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Yellow fever (Yf) outbreak was recently reported in South Omo of Southern Ethiopia. This area was also highly affected …