Research

A Situation Assessment of Community Health Workers’ Preparedness in Supporting Health System Response to COVID-19 in Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda

This mixed methods study sought to assess the preparedness of CHWs in Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda in supporting COVID-19 prevention and management efforts. Researchers conducted key informant interviews with 16 policy actors and 24 health care workers. Additionally, researchers performed in-depth interviews with 14 CHWs and conducted 312 surveys with community members. Health … [Read more...] about A Situation Assessment of Community Health Workers’ Preparedness in Supporting Health System Response to COVID-19 in Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda

In this qualitative study, researchers aimed to assess the feasibility and potential challenges of scheduled postnatal home visits, or PNHVs, in Northern Ethiopia. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews with 42 health extension workers and women who had given birth in the last year. Uncovered themes touched upon health … [Read more...] about “Mothers will be lucky if utmost receive a single scheduled postnatal home visit”: An exploratory qualitative study, Northern Ethiopia

This study sought to explore the experiences and challenges involved in using CHW-led disclosure support mechanisms among adults living with HIV (ALHIV) in heterosexual relationships in rural Uganda. A qualitative design was utilized, involving in-depth interviews with CHWs and ALHIV facing HIV disclosure difficulties to sexual partners in the greater Luwero region. Results of … [Read more...] about Experiences and challenges of using community health worker-led mechanism in supporting HIV disclosure among adults living with HIV in heterosexual relationships in the rural Uganda

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a Community Health Worker (CHW)-led implementation of the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaching Program (SYDCP) for low-income Latinx students from underserved agricultural communities. CHWs led virtual training sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic for Latinx students who were recruited from high schools in agricultural regions of … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker-led Implementation of the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaching Program in Underserved Latinx Communities

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of community health volunteers’ (CHVs’) active case detection and management of malaria in western Kenya. A cross-sectional active case detection (ACD) of malaria survey was carried out between May and August of 2021 in three distinct zones in Kisumu, Kenya: Kano Plains, Lowland lakeshore, and Highland Plateau. CHVs … [Read more...] about Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance