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Malaria Knowledge and Experiences with Community Health Workers among Recently Pregnant Women in Malawi
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends three or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine …
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Career mobility of maternal care providers in Mali: a mixed method study on midwives and obstetric nurses
BACKGROUND: An important strategy to reduce maternal and child mortality in Mali is to increase the number of deliveries assisted …
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Blood pressure control and burden of treatment in South African primary healthcare: A cross-sectional study
Background: Poor blood pressure (BP) control has been associated with high burden of treatment (BOT) in several settings. It is …
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Involving community health workers in disease-specific interventions: perspectives from The Gambia on the impact of this approach
# Background The Community Health Worker (CHW) programme is recognised as key for providing healthcare to communities, particularly in remote …
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Community Health Workers as Key Providers of Easy-to-Use Contraceptive Injectables : Experimental Evidence from Rural Burundi
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Working Toward Better Health : Expanding Community Health Services in Mozambique
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Rwanda Stunting Reduction PASA Qualitative Assessment of Content and Delivery of Nutrition Programs by Community Health Workers in Rwanda
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Community-Based Surveillance: Knowledge and skills of Community Health Workers in epidemics setting in Ganjuwa LGA, Nigeria
Introduction: Community-based surveillance (CBS) is essential for early detection and prompt response to epidemic-prone diseases (EPD). Community Health Workers (CHWs), …
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Routine community-based vitamin A supplementation compared to the Mass campaign among 6-59-months old’s children in two health districts, Far North Cameroon
Introduction: Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is one of the most cost-effective interventions with the greatest impact in reducing child mortality. …
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The Effects of Community Health Worker Visits and Primary Care Subsidies on Health Behavior and Health Outcomes for Children in Urban Mali
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The impact of adding community-based distribution of oral contraceptives and condoms to a cluster randomized primary health care intervention in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Efforts to expand access to family planning in rural Africa often focus on the deployment of community health agents …
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The Safe Start trial to assess the effect of an infant hygiene intervention on enteric infections and diarrhoea in low-income informal neighbourhoods of Kisumu, Kenya: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic and asymptomatic enteric infections in early childhood are associated with negative effects on childhood growth and development, especially …
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Health system readiness for innovation scale-up: the experience of community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Following the successful pilot of the community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives (CBDIC) by community health extension workers (CHEWs) in …
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Leveraging incentives to increase HIV testing uptake among men: qualitative insights from rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored how economic incentives influence behavioral outcomes. This study aimed to identify pathways of action of …
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Adherence to the referral advice after introduction of rectal artesunate for pre-referral treatment of severe malaria at the community level: a noninferiority trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted the strategy of using, at the community level, a dose of rectal …
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Applying the workload indicators of staffing needs method in determining frontline health workforce staffing for primary level facilities in Rivers state Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Nigeria faces health workforce challenges and poor population health indices resulting from disparities in health worker densities by geographical …
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A double-masked placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin to prevent child mortality in Burkina Faso, West Africa: Community Health with Azithromycin Trial (CHAT) study protocol
BACKGROUND: Biannual, mass azithromycin distribution has previously been shown to reduce all-cause child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Subgroup analysis suggested …
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based postpartum care on neonatal mortality and exclusive breastfeeding practice in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Early postpartum facility discharge negatively impacts mothers' proper and effective use postnatal care. Cognizant of these facts, home-based postnatal …
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Strengthening the community health worker programme for health improvement through enhancing training, supervision and motivation in Wakiso district, Uganda
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the project was to strengthen the community health worker (CHW) programme in Ssisa sub-county, Wakiso district, …
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Community perception of abortion, women who abort and abortifacients in Kisumu and Nairobi counties, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Abortion draws varied emotions based on individual and societal beliefs. Often, women known to have sought or those seeking …