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Process evaluations of task sharing interventions for perinatal depression in low and middle income countries (LMIC): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
BACKGROUND: Perinatal depression is common in low and middle income countries (LAMICs). Task sharing interventions have been implemented to treat …
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A qualitative study on the experiences and perspectives of public sector patients in Cape Town in managing the workload of demands of HIV and type 2 diabetes multimorbidity
BACKGROUND: Current South African health policy for chronic disease management proposes integration of chronic services for better outcomes for chronic …
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Next wave of interventions to reduce under-five mortality in Rwanda: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Sustained investments in Rwanda's health system have led to historic reductions in under five (U5) mortality. Although Rwanda achieved …
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Task shifting in active management of the third stage of labor: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL) describes interventions with the common goal to prevent postpartum hemorrhage …
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The effect of knowledge on uptake of breast cancer prevention modalities among women in Kyadondo County, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer, the third most frequent cancer of women is preventable through knowledge on breast self-examination. Of the 44% …
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Reliability of length measurements collected by community nurses and health volunteers in rural growth monitoring and promotion services
BACKGROUND: Length measurements are important in growth, monitoring and promotion (GMP) for the surveillance of a child's weight-for-length and length-for-age. …
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She knows that she will not come back: tracing patients and new thresholds of collective surveillance in PMTCT Option B+
BACKGROUND: Malawi, Uganda, and Zimbabwe have recently adopted a universal 'test-and-treat' approach to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV …
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A mobile health technology platform for quality assurance and quality improvement of malaria diagnosis by community health workers
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in improving access to services in areas with limited health infrastructure …
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Volunteers in Ethiopia’s women’s development army are more deprived and distressed than their neighbors: cross-sectional survey data from rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Many Community Health Workers (CHWs) experience the same socioeconomic and health needs as their neighbors, given that they are …
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Supportive supervision and constructive relationships with healthcare workers support CHW performance: Use of a qualitative framework to evaluate CHW programming in Uganda
BACKGROUND: While evidence supports community health worker (CHW) capacity to improve maternal and newborn health in less-resourced countries, key implementation …
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Care-seeking patterns among families that experienced under-five child mortality in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Over half of under-five deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and appropriate, timely, quality care is critical for saving children's …
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Evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve maternal and neonatal health service coverage in the most rural and remote districts of Zambia
BACKGROUND: A community-based intervention comprising both men and women, known as Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs), was implemented in four …
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Factors influencing deliveries at health facilities in a rural Maasai Community in Magadi sub-County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the "Boma" model was launched to …
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Implementation and evaluation of a weight-reduction programme for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape: a pilot study
Background: Diabetes is a common non-communicable disease and complications are resulting in increased disability, reduced life expectancy and enormous health …
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Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: To enhance understanding of the roles of community-based initiatives in poor rural societies, we describe and explore illness recognition, …
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Study protocol for a cluster-randomized trial to compare human papillomavirus based cervical cancer screening in community-health campaigns versus health facilities in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Despite guidelines for cervical cancer prevention in low-resource countries, a very small proportion of women in these settings undergo …
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A cluster randomized controlled trial of lay health worker support for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa
BACKGROUND: We evaluate the impact of clinic-based PMTCT community support by trained lay health workers in addition to standard clinical …
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant health and survival. We tested the effectiveness of a home-based intervention using Community Health …
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Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Community health workers are essential personnel in resource-limited settings. In Uganda, they are organized into Village Health Teams (VHTs) …
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Family medicine in a globally-connected world: a South African perspective and the RCGP International and Overseas Network
The recent launch of the International and Overseas Network (ION) by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), presented a …