This study tested whether training Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Eastern Uganda to give tailored education to pregnant women could improve maternal health outcomes. Over six months, VHTs visited women at home to provide guidance. After the program, women showed much better knowledge about maternal and child health, more positive attitudes toward antenatal care, and a big … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of a community health worker-led education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and antenatal care attendance among pregnant women in Eastern Uganda
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Community health workers identify children requiring health center admission in Northern Uganda: prehospital risk prediction using vital signs and advanced point-of-care tests
This study tested if community health workers could use simple tools to identify seriously sick children before they reached a health center. Involving 636 children, it found that checking vital signs was better at predicting which kids needed admission than using danger signs or a special blood test (CRP). The results show it's possible for health workers in low-resource areas … [Read more...] about Community health workers identify children requiring health center admission in Northern Uganda: prehospital risk prediction using vital signs and advanced point-of-care tests
Return to care of children and adolescents living with HIV who missed their clinic visits or were lost to follow-up: a continuous quality improvement study in Uganda
A rural health facility in eastern Uganda used a step-by-step quality improvement approach to help children and teens living with HIV return to care after missing clinic visits. They started by calling those who missed appointments, then reviewed records weekly, and later involved community health workers to follow up. These efforts raised the return-to-care rate from 35% to … [Read more...] about Return to care of children and adolescents living with HIV who missed their clinic visits or were lost to follow-up: a continuous quality improvement study in Uganda
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis
This study looked at how a counseling method called timed and targeted counseling (ttC), delivered by community health workers, affected maternal health in Northern Uganda. The results showed that women who received ttC were much more likely to attend at least four antenatal care visits, give birth at a health facility, and receive postnatal care, compared to those who didn’t … [Read more...] about Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis
Community health worker-facilitated telehealth for moderate-severe hypertension care in Kenya and Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
This study tested if using telehealth, with help from community health workers (CHWs), could better control high blood pressure in rural Uganda and Kenya. Adults with severe hypertension were given either regular clinic visits or home-based telehealth care supported by CHWs. After 6 months, 77% of those in the telehealth group had their blood pressure under control, compared to … [Read more...] about Community health worker-facilitated telehealth for moderate-severe hypertension care in Kenya and Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
