Sökning: "Community Health Worker CHW"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Community Health Worker CHW.

  1. 1. Seeking referral care for newborns in eastern Uganda : community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care

    Författare :Christine Nalwadda Kayemba; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Newborn;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Newborn deaths contribute 44% of all under-five deaths. Community health worker (CHW) during home-visits may identify and refer newborns to health facilities for postnatal care and treatment of danger signs. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Towards cost-effective tuberculosis control in the Western Cape of South Africa : intervention study involving lay health workers on agricultural farms

    Författare :Marina Clarke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Agriculture; Community Health Worker CHW ; Cost-effectiveness; Directly Observed Treatment DOT ; Directly Observed Treatment Choice; Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS ; Farming; Farmers; Farm Dwellers; Farm workers; Farm Health; Lay Health Worker LHW ; Tuberculosis TB ; and Randomised Control Trial RCT ;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: At the request of the fanning community, the local public health authority in a tuberculosis (TB) high-burdened area implemented a farm-based lay health worker (LHW) project focusing on TB control. This project achieved a significantly better (15%) treatment adherence rate among adult TB patients. LÄS MER