This paper sought to assess the effect of a roving nurse mentor on the coverage and quality of care of CHW services in two vulnerable communities in South Africa. Three household surveys were conducted to assess household coverage of CHW services and structured observations of CHWs working in households were performed to assess the quality of care. Results of this study … [Read more...] about The effect of a roving nurse mentor on household coverage and quality of care provided by community health worker teams in South Africa: a longitudinal study with a before, after and 6 months post design
Using Implementation Mapping to increase uptake and use of Salud en Mis Manos: A breast and cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination intervention for Latinas
The purpose of this paper was to create a dissemination and implementation strategy for maintaining the Salud en Mis Manos (SEMM) intervention in clinic settings. SEMM is a CHW-delivered, evidence-based intervention (EBI) that is shown to increase breast and cervical cancer screening. Researchers utilized five iterative tasks, defined by an implementation mapping framework, to … [Read more...] about Using Implementation Mapping to increase uptake and use of Salud en Mis Manos: A breast and cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination intervention for Latinas
Community health volunteer for blood pressure control in rural people with stroke in India: Pilot randomised trial
The purpose of this study was to test if Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) can help in the sustained control of systolic blood pressure (BP) among rural Indian residents with stroke and hypertension. Two rural areas, Pakhowal and Sidhwan, were screened for people with stroke and hypertension. Those who met the inclusion criteria were assigned to either receive the … [Read more...] about Community health volunteer for blood pressure control in rural people with stroke in India: Pilot randomised trial
COVID-19 and the Latinx Community: “Promotoras represent a community in pain”
This study sought to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latinx communities and the promotoras that serve them, with a focus on examining how the stress and inequities that developed might be mitigated. Promotoras were recruited from a local health agency in Santa Ana, California, and completed semi-structured interviews about their experiences during the pandemic. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and the Latinx Community: “Promotoras represent a community in pain”
Herding behavior in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Zimbabwe: The moderating role of health information under heterogeneous household risk perceptions
The purpose of this review was to examine herding behavior in vaccine hesitancy, with a special focus on the moderating role of household access to health information from village health workers (VHWs) under different risk perceptions in rural Zimbabwe. To do so, researchers analyzed data collected from 13,583 responses to the 2021 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee … [Read more...] about Herding behavior in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Zimbabwe: The moderating role of health information under heterogeneous household risk perceptions