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Post-Ebola Community Health Worker programme performance in Kenema District, Sierra Leone: A long way to go!
Background: The devastating 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone could erode the gains of the health system including the Community …
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Malaria knowledge and experiences with community health workers among recently pregnant women in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends three or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) to …
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Risk reduction of diarrhea and respiratory infections following a community health education program - a facility-based case-control study in rural parts of Kenya
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal and acute respiratory infections remain a major cause of death in developing countries especially among children below 5 …
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Study protocol: a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of onsite GeneXpert testing at community health centers in Uganda (XPEL-TB)
BACKGROUND: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remain common in high-burden countries. To improve case detection, substantial investments …
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Proactive community case management in Senegal 2014–2016: a case study in maximizing the impact of community case management of malaria
The Senegal National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) introduced home-based malaria management for all ages, with diagnosis by rapid diagnostic test …
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Effect of routine seasonal malaria chemoprevention on malaria trends in children under 5 years in Dangassa, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy to prevent malaria in children under 5 years old. It has …
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Community health volunteers’ contribution to Tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program in Kenya
Abstract Background Contact investigation is important in finding contacts who have Tuberculosis (TB) disease so that they can be given …
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Postnatal home visits by health extension workers in rural areas of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study design
Abstract Background : In low-income countries like Ethiopia, where families have poor access to or do not utilize services of …
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Competency of Level-4 Health Extension Workers to provide Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives: A task shifting initiative in Ethiopia
Abstract Background : The Ethiopian health system has been facing challenge to meet the growing desire for family planning service. …
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A protocol paper: community engagement interventions for cardiovascular disease prevention in socially disadvantaged populations in the UK: an implementation research study
Background: Cardiovascular disorders (CVD) are the single greatest cause of mortality worldwide. In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) …
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Modelling cost benefit of community-oriented primary care in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Globally, rural populations have poorer health and considerably lower levels of access to healthcare compared with urban populations. Although …
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Testing the validity and feasibility of using a mobile phone-based method to assess the strength of implementation of family planning programs in Malawi
BACKGROUND: To effectively deliver on proposed objectives, it is vital that practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders are able to clearly …
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Seizing opportunities for intervention: Changing HIV-related knowledge among men who have sex with men and transgender women attending trusted community centers in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HIV risk factors and reduction strategies is essential for prevention in key populations such as men who …
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Reasons women terminate their pregnancies legally and their contraceptive practices at Soshanguve 3 Community Health Centre, Tshwane district, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Various reasons have been cited in studies conducted in South Africa on why women legally terminate their pregnancies. We …
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The fidelity of implementation of recommended care for children with malaria by community health workers in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In the context of task shifting, a promoted approach to healthcare delivery in resource-poor settings, trained community health workers …
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Longitudinal analysis of the capacities of community health workers mobilized for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) relies on community health workers to distribute drugs. This study assessed: (1) the capacity of …
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Lifestyle advice, processes of care and glycaemic control amongst patients with type 2 diabetes in a South African primary care facility
BACKGROUND: The influence of processes of diabetes care on glycaemic control is understudied in primary health care (PHC). AIM: To …
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Does social support effect knowledge and diabetes self-management practices in older persons with Type 2 diabetes attending primary care clinics in Cape Town, South Africa?
BACKGROUND: In South Africa with one of the most rapidly ageing populations in Africa despite the demographic impact of the …
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A qualitative exploration of the experiences of community health animation on malaria control in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: While great strides have been achieved in fighting malaria through the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) strategy, the recent world …
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Challenges with scale-up of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® in Uganda: a health systems perspective
BACKGROUND: Many high burden countries are scaling-up GeneXpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) testing for tuberculosis (TB) using a hub-and-spoke model. However, the …