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Community health workers lensed through a South African backdrop of two peri-urban communities in KwaZulu-Natal
Background: As the South African government re-engineers primary healthcare (PHC), the need for additional information on stakeholders involved in the …
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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs among recently-delivered women in Chamwino district, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Low knowledge of danger signs has been shown to delay seeking obstetric care which leads to high maternal mortality …
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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa
BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW) programs are believed to be poorly coordinated, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lacking …
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Measuring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as part of routine malaria control in Kita, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy recommended by WHO in areas of highly seasonal transmission in March …
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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial
BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …
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Local stakeholders’ perceptions of community sensitization for school-based deworming programme in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, the National School-Based Deworming Programme (NSBDP) for soil-transmitted helminthes and schistosomiasis in prioritized areas has been going …
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Cost effectiveness of pre-referral antimalarial treatment in severe malaria among children in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: In 2013, 78% of malaria deaths occurred in children aged 5 years and below, in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment of …
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Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth spacing in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: an innovative, mixed methods approach
BACKGROUND: In this protocol we describe a mixed methods study in the province of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo …
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Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers
BACKGROUND: Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one of the new approaches adopted by the World Health Organization for …
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Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams: an assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts
BACKGROUND: Uganda's national community health worker program involves volunteer Village Health Teams (VHTs) delivering basic health services and education. Evidence …
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Factors influencing reproductive choices of HIV positive individuals attending primary health care facilities in a South African health district
BACKGROUND: There is global recognition of the reproductive health rights of people living with HIV (PLHIV). The aim of this …
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Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: study design and methodology for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Most human Plasmodium infections in western Kenya are asymptomatic and are believed to contribute importantly to malaria transmission. Elimination of …
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Evaluation of a Zulu translation of the Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status
BACKGROUND: One of the greatest challenges in early communication intervention in South Africa is developing and implementing successful identification strategies …
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Lessons from implementing mass drug administration for soil transmitted helminths among pre-school aged children during school based deworming program at the Kenyan coast
BACKGROUND: The 2012 London declaration which committed to "sustaining, expanding and extending drug access programmes to ensure the necessary supply …
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Making HIV testing work at the point of care in South Africa: a qualitative study of diagnostic practices
BACKGROUND: Point of care testing promises to reduce delays in diagnosing and initiating treatment for infectious diseases such as Human …
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An exploration of facilitators and challenges in the scale-up of a national, public sector community health worker cadre in Zambia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: In 2010 a public sector cadre of community health workers called Community Health Assistants (CHAs) was created in Zambia …
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Conceptualisation of job-related wellbeing, stress and burnout among healthcare workers in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Wellbeing of healthcare workers is important for the effective functioning of health systems. The aim of this study was …
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Population awareness of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Buea, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Adequate awareness of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and their risk factors may help reduce the population's exposure to modifiable risk …
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Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme at a primary health care centre in South Africa
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV programme at Levai Mbatha Community …
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A qualitative and quantitative performance evaluation of Swaziland’s Rural Health Motivator program
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly used to increase access to primary healthcare, and considered to be a key …