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Addressing Financial Barriers to Health Care Among People Who are Low-Income and Insured in New York City, 2014–2017

The purpose of this study was to characterize the array of financial and logistical complications faced by insured individuals with low household incomes within New York City. A mixed-methods approach was utilized, including focus group discussions and the analysis of programmatic administrative records. Participants included individuals who enrolled in a municipal CHW program … [Read more...] about Addressing Financial Barriers to Health Care Among People Who are Low-Income and Insured in New York City, 2014–2017

The purpose of this study was to assess factors associated with job satisfaction among community drug distributors (CDDs) supporting the Nigerian neglected tropical disease (NTD) program in order to identify opportunities to improve job satisfaction in support of NTD control and elimination efforts in Nigeria. A health facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019 … [Read more...] about Job satisfaction among community drug distributors in the Mass Drug Administration programme in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

This study sought to inform rectal artesunate (RAS) programming in Malawi by using practical tools to enhance severe malaria continuum of care at the community level. A single country two-arm-controlled study was conducted, where pre-referral interventions were provided by CHWs. The study population was sampled from village health clinics (VHCs) and included all households with … [Read more...] about The five continuum of care criteria that should accompany rectal artesunate interventions: lessons learned from an implementation study in Malawi

The purpose of this study was to assess the health workforce density and ratio of male to female health workers across all districts in Mozambique between January 2016 and June 2020. A district-level longitudinal analysis was performed using data generated from the Health Personnel Information System (eSIP-Saúde). Results from this analysis uncovered a series of trends relating … [Read more...] about Scrutinizing human resources for health availability and distribution in Mozambique between 2016 and 2020: a subnational descriptive longitudinal study

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) regarding prostate cancer screening among primary health care (PHC) providers in the Free State of South Africa. To gather relevant information, a cross-sectional analytical survey was conducted with participating nurses, CHWs, medical doctors, and clinical associates. Results uncovered that most … [Read more...] about Knowledge, attitude and practice on screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer of primary health care providers in the Free State