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Experiences and perspectives of community health workers from implementing treatment for schistosomiasis using the community directed intervention strategy in an informal settlement in Kisumu City, western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Community Directed Intervention (CDI) strategy has been used to conduct various health interventions in Africa, including control of …
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Factors influencing motivation and job satisfaction among supervisors of community health workers in marginalized communities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Management and supervision of community health workers are factors that are critical to the success of community health worker …
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Using Community Health (CHWs) to increase access to maternal health services–preliminary findings from Neno, Malawi
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Designing a community intervention for tuberculosis household child contact management and assessing the feasibility of its evaluation in Cameroon and Uganda
The World Health Organization estimates that 10 million people had tuberculosis (TB) in 2019. Children are estimated to represent 15-20% …
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The integral role of the Community Health Worker in reconnecting HIV, TB, and Leprosy patients with care and treatment in a health system ravaged by and abandoned in the time of Ebola: An example from Liberia
Unfortunately, the number of students trained by new, Haitian instructors was capped at 12 due to space limitations. Concurrently, MS4H …
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Community-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Unhealthy Tobacco Use: Single Arm Study Experience and Implementation Success in Rural and Semi-Rural Settings, South-West Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment can reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in rural …
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How to change organisational culture: Action research in a South African public sector primary care facility
BACKGROUND: Organisational culture is a key factor in both patient and staff experience of the healthcare services. Patient satisfaction, staff …
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A qualitative review of implementer perceptions of the national community-level malaria surveillance system in Southern Province, Zambia
BACKGROUND: Parts of Zambia with very low malaria parasite prevalence and high coverage of vector control interventions are targeted for …
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The challenge of using intermittent preventive therapy with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine among pregnant women in Uganda
BACKGROUND: The Uganda National Malaria Control Programme recommends the use of intermittent preventive therapy in pregnancy with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) to …
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Motivation and incentive preferences of community health officers in Ghana: an economic behavioral experiment approach
BACKGROUND: Health worker shortage in rural areas is one of the biggest problems of the health sector in Ghana and …
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Feasibility and implementation of community-based malaria case management with integrated vector control in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Malaria prevalence in the Mulumbu Health Area in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo has remained high (>70 …
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Treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood fever among caretakers of Chivuna and Magoye rural communities of Mazabuka District, Zambia: a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Treatment-seeking for childhood fever among caretakers in most rural parts of African region is still a major challenge. The …
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Determinants of poor self-rated health among adults in urban Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health is a measure expressing the general condition of health of individuals. Self-rated health studies are common in …
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Evaluation of the operational challenges in implementing reactive screen-and-treat and implications of reactive case detection strategies for malaria elimination in a region of low transmission in southern Zambia
BACKGROUND: As malaria transmission declines in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa, interventions to identify the asymptomatic reservoir are being deployed …
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Factors influencing place of delivery for pastoralist women in Kenya: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Kenya's high maternal mortality ratio can be partly explained by the low proportion of women delivering in health facilities …
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Training for impact: the socio-economic impact of a fit for purpose health workforce on communities
Across the globe, a "fit for purpose" health professional workforce is needed to meet health needs and challenges while capitalizing …
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A Methodological Review of Panel-Data Estimations for Health Systems Performance and Yield in Tanzanian Community Health Centres, 2000–2026
{ "background": "Evaluating the performance of community health centres is critical for improving health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Panel-data econometric …
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Strategies to facilitate professional development of the occupational health nurse in the occupational health setting
Background: Education and experience are important components in the ability of occupational health nurses (OHNs) to promote high-quality care and …
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Unit cost analysis of training and deploying paid community health workers in three rural districts of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania, like other African countries, faces significant health workforce shortages. With advisory and partnership from Columbia University, the Ifakara …
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Incentives to yield to Obstetric Referrals in deprived areas of Amansie West district in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Obstetric referrals, otherwise known as maternal referrals constitute an eminent component of emergency care, and key to ensuring safe …