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HRH dimensions of community health workers: a case study of rural Afghanistan (2019)
A descriptive analysis presenting an overview of the role and scope of CHWs in Afghanistan. The article details the gaps that need to be addressed to improve CHW functionality.
Acceptability and feasibility of delegating HIV counseling and testing for TB patients to community health workers in the Philippines: a mixed methods study (2019)
A feasibility study assessing the use of community health workers in the provision of HIV counseling and testing for TB patients in the Philippines.
Performance of Four Respiratory Rate Counters to Support Community Health Workers to Detect the Symptoms of Pneumonia in Children in Low Resource Settings: A Prospective, Multi-Centre, Hospital-Based, Single-Blinded, Comparative Trial (2019)
This article presents the results of an evaluation of four innovative respiratory rate timers used by CHWs in low resource settings for the diagnosis of childhood Pneumonia
A real-time medical cartography of epidemic disease (Nodding syndrome) using village-based lay mHealth reporters (2019)
This article describes the feasibility of developing real-time, village-based health surveillance of an epidemic of Nodding syndrome (NS) using software-programmed smartphones operated by minimally trained lay mHealth reporters in northern Uganda.
Community-based maternal, newborn, and child health surveillance: perceptions and attitudes of local stakeholders towards using mobile phone by village health volunteers in the Kenge Health Zone, Democratic Republic of Congo (2019)
This resource presents the results of a post-implementation survey of a 2016 community-based maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) surveillance activity using mobile phones in Kenge Health Zone (KHZ), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The study assessed the perceptions of households, attitudes of community health volunteers, and opinions of nursesRead more…
Involvement of Mitanins (female health volunteers) in active malaria surveillance, determinants and challenges in tribal populated malaria endemic villages of Chhattisgarh, India (2019)
This paper presents the findings of a feasibility study assessing the use of Mitanins, community volunteers, in active Malaria Surveillance and the enabling factors and challenges of such an initiative.
Community Health Workers (2019)
This short paper defines CHWs and summarizes the history and features of CHW programs.
Are village health volunteers as good as basic health staffs in providing malaria care? A country wide analysis from Myanmar, 2015 (2019)
This retrospective cohort study compares Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) and basic health staff (BHS) in the detection and treatment of malaria. The researchers find that VHVs are more accessible to mothers and children.
Psychological treatments delivered by community health workers in low-resource government health systems: effectiveness of group interpersonal psychotherapy for caregivers of children affected by nodding syndrome in Uganda (2019)
In this study, a non-randomized trial design is used to assess the effectiveness of a group interpersonal psychotherapy intervention, delivered by CHWs, in the reduction of depression amongst caregivers of children with nodding syndrome.
Skin Cancer: Photoprotection Strategies and Solar Photoexposition in Community Health Agents (2019)
In this literature review, the authors attempt to establish a set of strategies to reduce skin cancer risk by decreasing sun exposure in community health workers who spend long hours outside traveling to patients.
Work of community health agents in the Family Health Strategy: meta-synthesis (2019)
The findings presented in this article assess the perception of Community Health Agents (CHAs) in Brazil about their work.
The Profile and Work Process of Community Health Agents / Profile and the Working Process of Community Health Agents (2019)
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the typical profile and work processes of Community Health Agents (CHA) in Brazil.
Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health (2019)
Drawing on information from Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States, this report assesses the role of CHWs in fostering health system accountability to the community.
Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health (2019)
Drawing on information from Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States, this report assesses the role of CHWs in fostering health system accountability to the community.
Approaches and strategies used in the training and supervision of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) delivering integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in Ethiopia: a qualitative rapid appraisal (2019)
This article reports the findings from a rapid qualitative appraisal of community health worker training and supervision for integrated community case management of childhood illnesses.
ETHOS DISCURSIVE: An analysis of the motivations and barriers of the labor of the Community Health Agents in Brazil (2019)
The authors of this article assess the barriers and motivating factors that drive the work of CHWs in Brazil.
Maternal health training priorities for nursing and allied health workers in Colombia, Honduras and Nicaragua (2019)
Using a cross-sectional survey methodology, this study assessed the maternal health priorities for frontline primary health nurses in three South American countries and found that the identification of danger signs was a priority for CHWs.
A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India (2019)
This article reports the findings of a pilot study of home-based screening of common non-communicable diseases by community health workers in rural India. The pilot included screening over 6000 rural Indian residents by CHWs over a six-month period.
Core Competencies and a Workforce Framework for Community Health Workers: A Model for Advancing the Profession (2019)
Through a detailed review of the literature, the authors of this article attempt to establish a validated, standardized set of core competencies for community health workers (CHWs) and a linked workforce framework .
Ethiopian community health workers’ beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention (2019)
Access to care for rural children living with autism is impeded by stigma and the confinement of autism care services to the capital city, Addis Ababa. Community health workers can help mitigate these challenges. This article presents the findings of an assessment of the impact of a brief training onRead more…
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