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Prevalence of epilepsy in the rural area of the Bolivian Gran Chaco: Usefulness of telemedicine and impact of awareness campaigns (2023)
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of epilepsy with Tonic-Clonic (TC) seizures in rural areas of the Bolivian Gran Chaco and to evaluate the usefulness of telemedicine in this context. Research was carried out in the Isozo Area of southern-eastern Bolivia, where a survey was conductedRead more…
What makes community health worker models for tuberculosis active case finding work? A cross-sectional study of TB REACH projects to identify success factors for increasing case notifications (2022)
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze data from the TB REACH initiative, which has supported interventions using CHWs to deliver TB care in over 30 countries, to address key knowledge gaps in CHW networks. A survey was conducted to understand projects’ practices on CHW recruitment, training, activities,Read more…
Analyzing 3429 digital supervisory interactions between Community Health Workers in Uganda and Kenya: the development, testing and validation of an open access predictive machine learning web app (2022)
The goal of this study was to document the development and validation of the web application, CHWsupervisor, while reporting its predictive accuracy. CHWsupervisor was developed as an open access, machine learning web application to predictively code instant messages exchanged between CHWs based on supervisory interaction codes. It was created usingRead more…
Recruitment strategies to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in the West Region of Cameroon (2022)
This study sought to assess the effectiveness and costs of two cervical cancer screening recruitment strategies conducted in a low-resource setting in Cameroon. Recruitment strategies were conducted through either Community Information Channels (CIC) (e.g. street banners) or cervical cancer prevention counseling with CHWs. While the results demonstrated a higher recruitmentRead more…
Role of Community Health Volunteers Since the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes: A Qualitative Study (2022)
This study sought to explore the facilitating factors and barriers of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) during health emergencies in Nepal. In-depth interviews were conducted with FCHVs and health managers to explore their level of knowledge on earthquakes and their experience in the 2015 earthquakes. Questions included knowledge on earthquakes,Read more…
Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Improve Patient Experience Among Adults During Transitions from Hospital to Home: the PArTNER study (2022)
A randomized clinical trial was conducted from October 2014 to January 2017 at a minority-serving hospital to compare the effectiveness of a stakeholder-supported Navigator intervention versus usual care in relation to post-hospital patient experience, outcomes, and healthcare utilization. The intervention was delivered by CHWs and peer coaches, and included (i)Read more…
Trained health extension workers correctly identify high blood pressure in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a diagnostic accuracy study (2022)
In this cross-sectional study, researchers sought to assess the ability of health extension workers, HEWs, to identify cases of high blood pressure among adults in northwest Ethiopia. From June to October, 2020, researchers collected a sample of 1,177 people from the Dabat and Gondar Zuria districts. A three-day training onRead more…
Latino Community Health Workers: Meeting their Community’s Emotional Needs in Intuitively Culturally Appropriate Ways (2022)
In this qualitative study, researchers aimed to assess the role of community health workers in providing mental health services to Latinos living in Oregon, United States. Authors performed focus groups with 92 CHWs from three communities in Oregon. During focus groups, researchers explored the role of CHWs in meeting theRead more…
Lay Health Workers in Community-Based Care and Management of Dementia: A Qualitative ‘Pre’ and ‘Post’ Intervention Study in Southwestern Uganda (2022)
This study evaluated a 5-day pilot intervention for lay health workers, or LHWs, in southwestern Uganda. Using the 4 core competencies from the WHO dementia toolkit, the intervention sought to increase knowledge among LHWs about community-based management and care for dementia patients. Thirty LHWs from 30 different villages in Mbarara,Read more…
Impact on Health Care Utilization and Costs of a Medicaid Community Health Worker Program in Detroit, 2018–2020: A Randomized Program Evaluation (2022)
In this article, researchers compare health care utilization and costs between patients who received usual care services and patients who received care from community health workers in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Medicaid beneficiaries with more than 3 emergency room visits or 1 or more ambulatory care hospitalizations in the pastRead more…
Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers’ performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data (2022)
In this longitudinal study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of four CHW interventions and their impact on CHW knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage. The four interventions were refresher training, provision of a bicycle, supportive supervision, and financial incentives. Researchers recruited nearly 1,300 CHWs from four districts in Kenya. After aRead more…
Community Health Worker Use of Smart Devices for Health Promotion: Scoping Review (2023)
This review sought to examine the extent to which mobile health, in the form of smart devices, may enhance the delivery of public health messages in CHW-client interactions. A structured search of the PubMed and LILACS databases was conducted using subject heading terms in four categories: (i) technology user, (ii)Read more…
Observational Analysis of a Generalized, Health Plan-led Community Health Worker Intervention in Medicaid (2023)
The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of a generalized (i.e., not disease-specific) health plan-led CHW program on overall healthcare use and spending. Retrospective cohort study data was utilized from adult members who received the CHW intervention and compared with data from those who were identifiedRead more…
Supporting community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods pilot study (2023)
The aim of this study was to examine how the COVID-19 Project ECHO program may have influenced the mental health of CHWs from South Texas, USA. Project ECHO was designed around case-based learning and mentorship to provide support to CHWs and help them gain expertise to provide services to theirRead more…
A comparative assessment of the community frontline health workers for their knowledge and practices of malaria diagnosis and treatment in three contiguous districts Mandla, Balaghat, and Dindori of Madhya Pradesh, India (2023)
A cross sectional study was conducted in 2021 to evaluate the impact of training on malaria-related knowledge and practices of ASHAs in Mandla and two other adjoining districts (Balaghat and Dindori) in India. A structured questionnaire was administered to ASHAs to measure their knowledge and practices related to malaria etiology,Read more…
Usability and acceptance of a mobile health wallet for pregnancy-related healthcare: A mixed methods study on stakeholders’ perceptions in central Madagascar (2023)
This study sought to explore the enabling and limiting factors related to the usability and acceptance of the Mobile Maternal Health Wallet (MMHW) intervention during its implementation in Madagascar, Africa. The MMHW was developed for maternal healthcare to mitigate or eliminate out-of-pocket costs for health expenditures. A cross-sectional, mixed methodsRead more…
An intervention pilot to facilitate harm reduction service decentralization in Vietnam (2023)
This study’s goal was to pilot test a CHW-delivered intervention to facilitate decentralized harm reduction service delivery in Vietnam. This study was conducted between August 2020 and May 2021 at six community methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) distribution sites in Thai Nguyen Province of Vietnam. Five commune health workers (CHWs) wereRead more…
COVID-19 and health promotion in Brazil: community health workers between vulnerability and resistance (2022)
In this article, authors examine how community health workers in Brazil were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers utilized three data collection methods: online surveys disseminated through social media, an online Facebook discussion forum, and in-depth interviews with two CHW union representatives. After analysis, researchers found that CHWs faced increasedRead more…
Community Health Workers Connecting Communities During COVID-19: A Case Study From Chicago (2022)
In this case study, authors describe the work of community health workers in a predominately Hispanic Chicago community that experienced disproportionate rates of COVID-19 infection. Through semi-structured interviews with neighborhood CHWs, researchers collected and qualitatively analyzed data related to CHW roles, motivations, and actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using theRead more…
HIV Prevention and Treatment Behavior Change and the Situated Information Motivation Behavioral Skills (sIMB) Model: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Intervention in Rakai, Uganda (2022)
In this qualitative study, researchers assessed Health Scouts, a CHW-led HIV intervention in which CHWs provide one-on-one counseling in HIV prevention and treatment. Health Scouts were elected and recruited from Kasensero, Uganda, and underwent training in smartphone use, confidentiality, disclosure, and HIV-related knowledge. Researchers conducted 51 semi-structured, in-depth interviews withRead more…
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