Sources of Community Health Worker Motivation: A Qualitative Study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 There is a renewed interest in community health workers (CHWs) in Tanzania, but also a concern that low motivation of CHWs may decrease the benefits of investments in CHW programs.
Joy J Chebet +11 more
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Perceptions and experiences of community health workers on community-based child health interventions in the Maekel region, Eritrea [PDF]
, 2021 # Background In 2015 alone, 5,9 million children under the age of five died. In an attempt to reduce child mortality in Eritrea, the government implemented community- based child health interventions by community health workers (CHWs).
Trenholm, Jill, +5 more
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and national responses, trust (one's belief that a system acts in one's best interest) is important to consider. In community health systems, trust is embedded in relationships between clients, CHWs, and health system ...
Pooja Sripad +6 more
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Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: The provision of HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa faces multiple challenges, including weak health systems and attrition of trained health workers. One potential response to overcome these challenges has been to engage community
Grace W Mwai +13 more
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A Review of Generalist and Specialist Community Health Workers for Delivering Adolescent Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]
, 2013 The health of adolescents is increasingly seen as an important international priority because the world's one point eight billion young people (aged 10 to 24 years) accounts for 15.5% of the global burden of disease and are disproportionately located in ...
Norris, Shane A +5 more
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Putting community health workers on the map: Toward a geography of community health workers [PDF]
, 2022 Philosophiae Doctor - PhDIn many contexts community health workers (CHWs) are intended to expand the geographical accessibility of integrated primary health care (PHC) services at community level, including prevention, promotive, and curative health ...
Oliphant, Nicholas
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Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%.
Vassall, A +21 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2014 Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being recognised as a crucial part of the health workforce in South Africa and other parts of the world.
Lungiswa P. Tsolekile +4 more
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Community health workers assisting patients with diabetes in self-management [PDF]
, 2012 Community health workers (CHWs) have gained prominence in health care, recognizing the influence of community and environment on health. This study evaluates CHWs' efforts to assess patients' readiness to change and facilitate self-management goal ...
Ferguson, Warren J. +3 more
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Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020 # Background In the global journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), strong primary healthcare systems are essential. This includes the frontline health workers, the bedrock of which are community health workers (CHWs).
Alayne M Adams +4 more
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