the aid library

LIST OPTIONS

Filter

9858

Coaching Community Health Volunteers in Integrated Community Case Management Improves the Care of Sick Children Under-5: Experience from Bondo, Kenya

Wandabwa, M.S. ; Kabue M., Kasungami D., et al. , (2018) C1

Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process of capacity building Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to deliver integrated preventive and curative package of care of services to manage common childhood illness in h... more

Download (135)

View PDF (133)

Prevalence and factors associated with prediabetes and diabetes mellitus in Kenya: results from a national survey

Mohamed, S.F.; Mwangi M., Mutua1 M.K., et al. BMC Public Health (2018) C1

Mohamed et al. BMC Public Health 2018, 18(Suppl 3):1215 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6053-xpre-

Download (145)

View PDF (146)

Mortality changes after grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: an econometric analysis from 1995 to 2010

Yan I.; Korenromp E.; Bendavid E. et al. BMC Public Health (2015) C2

Between 2012 and 2016, development assistance for HIV/AIDS decreased by 20·0%; domestic financing is therefore critical to sustaining the response to HIV/AIDS. To understand whether domestic resources could fill the financing gaps created by declines in development assistance, we aimed to track spe... more

Download (192)

View PDF (284)

Factors associated with depression among HIV/AIDS children in China

E. Zhou; Z. Qiao; Y. Cheng; et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2019) CC

Zhou et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2019) 13:10 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-019-0263-1

External Link

Medication adherence to antiretroviral therapy among newly treated people living with HIV

Y. Yu; D. Luo; X. Chen; et al. BMC Public Health (2018) CC

Yu et al. BMC Public Health (2018) 18:825 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5731-z Research Article

Download (138)

View PDF (168)

Feasibility of needle and syringe programs in Tajikistan distributing low dead space needles

W. A. Zule; A. Latypov; D. Otiashvili; et al. Harm Reduction Journal; BMC (2018) CC

Zule et al. Harm Reduction Journal (2018) 15:44 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0249-3

Download (86)

View PDF (76)

Selection of essential medicines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries

Bazargani, Y.T.; Ugurlu, M.; Leufkens, H.G.M. et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2018) CC

The incidence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have been increasing, while access to CVDs medicines is suboptimal. We assessed selection of essential medicines for the prevention and treatment of CVDs on national essential medicines lists (NE... more

Download (169)

View PDF (239)

‘Virus Carriers’ and HIV testing: navigating Ukraine’s HIV policies and programming for female sex workers

A. Tokar; J. Osborne; K. Slobodianiuk; et al. BMC Public Health (BioMed Central); Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) CC

Tokar et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) 17:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0415-4

Download (149)

View PDF (174)

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child health and the provision of Care in Paediatric Emergency Departments

Conlon C., T. McDonnell, M. Barrett, et al. BMC (2021) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health guidance to reduce the spread of the diseasehave wide-reaching implications for children’s health and wellbeing. Furthermore, paediatric emergency departments(EDs) have rapidly adapted provision of care in response to the pandemic. This qualitativ... more

External Link

Consequences of COVID-19 crisis for persons with HIV: the impact of social determinants of health

Waterfeld, K.C.; et al. (2021) CC

BMC Public Health (2021) 21:299 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10296-9

External Link

Burden of leprosy in Malawi: community camp-based cross-sectional study

K. P Msyamboza, L.Mawaya 2 , H.W Kubwalo, et al. (2012) CC

BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012, 12 :12 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/12/12

External Link

Assessment of prison life of persons with disability in Ghana

Joslin Dogbe, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Anthony Edusei et al. (2016) CC

BioMed Central; BMC International Health and Human Rights (2016) 16:20; DOI 10.1186/s12914-016-0094-y

External Link

Three models of community mental health services In low-income countries

A. Cohen, J. Eaton, B. Radtke, et al. (2011) CC

International Journal of Mental Health Systems December 2011, 5:3 Community mental health programs in low-income countries face a number of challenges. Using a case study methodology developed for this purpose, it is possible to compare programs and begin to assess the effectiveness of diverse serv... more

Download (155)

View PDF (170)

Lineamientos para la prevención COVID-19 e Inocuidad de los Alimentos

Insuasti et al. OPS (2020) C_WHO

Versión 1.2 13-07-2020 . La finalidad de los siguientes lineamientos del protocolo, es presentar las medidas adicionales que se pueden adoptar para preservar la integridad de la cadena alimentaria y garantizar el acceso de los consumidores a alimentos que satisfagan susnecesidades, sin poner en ri... more

Download (272)

View PDF (1150)

Overview of harm reduction in prisons in seven European countries

G. Sander, A. Scandurra, A. Kamenska, et al. (2016) CC

Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28 DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x

Download (101)

View PDF (90)

Qualitative assessment of community health workers’ perspective on their motivation in community-based primary health care in rural Malawi

Ndambo, M.K.; Munyaneza, F.; Aron, M.B. et al. BMC Health Services Research (2022) CC

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based primary health care through screening, treatment, referral, psychosocial support, and accompaniment. With a broad scope of work, CHW programs must balance the breadth and depth of tasks to mainta...in CHW motivation for high-quality care delivery. Few studies have described the CHW perspective on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to enhance their programmatic activities. Methods: We utilized an exploratory qualitative study design with CHWs employed in the household model in Neno District, Malawi, to explore their perspectives on intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and dissatisfiers in their work. Data was collected in 8 focus group discussions with 90 CHWs in October 2018 and March–April 2019 in seven purposively selected catchment areas. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed using Dedoose. Results: Themes of complex intrinsic and extrinsic factors were generated from the perspectives of the CHWs in the focus group discussions. Study results indicate that enabling factors are primarily intrinsic factors such as positive patient outcomes, community respect, and recognition by the formal health care system but can lead to the chal- lenge of increased scope and workload. Extrinsic factors can provide challenges, including an increased scope and workload from original expectations, lack of resources to utilize in their work, and rugged geography. However, a posi- tive work environment through supportive relationships between CHWs and supervisors enables the CHWs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated enabling factors and challenges for CHW performance from their perspec- tive within the dual-factor theory. We can mitigate challenges through focused efforts to limit geographical distance, manage workload, and strengthen CHW support to reinforce their recognition and trust. Such programmatic empha- sis can focus on enhancing motivational factors found in this study to improve the CHWs’ experience in their role. The engagement of CHWs, the communities, and the formal health care system is critical to improving the care provided to the patients and communities, along with building supportive systems to recognize the work done by CHWs for the primary health care systems. more

External Link

Access to HIV care and treatment for migrants between Lesotho and South Africa: a mixed methods study

I. Faturiyele, D. Karletsos, K. Ntene-Sealiete, et al. BMC Public Health (2018) CC

BMC Public Health (2018) 18:668 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5594-3

External Link

iSupport, an online training and support program for caregivers of people with dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in India

Mehta, M.K.; et al. (2018) CC

Trials (2018) 19:271 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2604-9 Based on the findings of this trial, we will examine the potential use and scale up of iSupport for caregiver distress in India. This style of online self-help programs could be expanded to other regions or countries or to other suitabl... more

External Link

The use of low-cost Android tablets to train community health workers in Mukono, Uganda, in the recognition, treatment and prevention of pneumonia in children under five: a pilot randomised controlled

J.O’Donovan, K. Kabali, C. Taylor, et al. (2018) CC

Human Resources for Health201816:49; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-018-0315-7

External Link

Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners in North Gondar Zone Prison, northwest Ethiopia

B. Moges, B. Amare, F. Asfaw, et al. (2012) CC

BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:352/1471-2334/12/352