The purpose of this study was to better understand the current role of lead mothers, female community members recruited to assist with promotion of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), while identifying areas of improvement and ways to optimize their role during SMC campaigns. This study was part of the formative phase of a three-phased intervention development study, and … [Read more...] about Optimizing the role of ‘lead mothers’ in seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaigns: formative research in Kano State, northern Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Adding rapid diagnostic tests to community‐based programmes for treating malaria
This review’s objective was to evaluate community-based management strategies for treating malaria or fever that incorporate both a definitive diagnosis with a malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) and appropriate antimalarial treatment. Researchers utilized eight different databases and three trials registered up to September 14, 2021, alongside studies with people living in … [Read more...] about Adding rapid diagnostic tests to community‐based programmes for treating malaria
Health systems strengthening through policy-level integration of community health worker programs into national health systems for improved health outcomes – scorecard metrics validation: A bifactor structural equation model approach
In this study, researchers sought to validate the Community Health Worker Program Integration Scorecard Metrics (CHWP-ISM), which is a recently developed scale for determining the degree of integration of CHW programs into national health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers assessed the following components of the CHWP-ISM: dimensionality, construct validity, and the … [Read more...] about Health systems strengthening through policy-level integration of community health worker programs into national health systems for improved health outcomes – scorecard metrics validation: A bifactor structural equation model approach
Supportive supervision from a roving nurse mentor in a community health worker programme: a process evaluation in South Africa
This evaluation aimed to determine the impact of supportive supervision provided to CHW teams by a roving nurse mentor. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and observations were conducted with CHWs, their supervisors, clients, and facility staff to assess how the effects of the intervention were generated and sustained. Results from this study suggest that settings with … [Read more...] about Supportive supervision from a roving nurse mentor in a community health worker programme: a process evaluation in South Africa
Evaluating the implementation of home delivery of medication by community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: a convergent mixed methods study
In this mixed methods study, researchers sought to evaluate a medication home delivery service implemented by community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted from April 2020 to October 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. Using the Metro Health Services, or MHS, a program that serves 80 percent of the uninsured population in Cape Town, researchers … [Read more...] about Evaluating the implementation of home delivery of medication by community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: a convergent mixed methods study
