The community health worker as service extender, cultural broker and social change agent: a critical interpretive synthesis of roles, intent and accountability

M Schaaf, C Warthin, L Freedman, SM Topp - BMJ Global Health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
This paper is a critical interpretive synthesis of community health workers (CHWs) and
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …

[HTML][HTML] How do gender relations affect the working lives of close to community health service providers? Empirical research, a review and conceptual framework

R Steege, M Taegtmeyer, R McCollum… - Social Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Close-to-community (CTC) providers have been identified as a key cadre to
progress universal health coverage and address inequities in health service provision due …

Community health extension program of Ethiopia, 2003–2018: successes and challenges toward universal coverage for primary healthcare services

Y Assefa, YA Gelaw, PS Hill, BW Taye… - Globalization and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has been implementing a community health extension program (HEP)
since 2003. We aimed to assess the successes and challenges of the HEP over time, and …

Optimising the benefits of community health workers' unique position between communities and the health sector: a comparative analysis of factors shaping …

MC Kok, H Ormel, JEW Broerse, S Kane… - Global public …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Community health workers (CHWs) have a unique position between communities and the
health sector. The strength of CHWs' relationships with both sides influences their motivation …

Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries

MC Kok, F Vallières, O Tulloch… - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Supportive supervision is an important element of community health worker (CHW)
programmes and is believed to improve CHW motivation and performance. A group …

Strengthening referral systems in community health programs: a qualitative study in two rural districts of Maputo Province, Mozambique

C Give, S Ndima, R Steege, H Ormel… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Effective referral systems from the community to the health care facility are
essential to save lives and ensure quality and a continuum of care. The effectiveness of …

Labour conditions in dual-cadre community health worker programmes: a systematic review

M Ballard, A Olaniran, MM Iberico, A Rogers… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Health care delivered by community health workers reduces morbidity and
mortality while providing a considerable return on investment. Despite growing consensus …

The Ethiopian health extension program and variation in health systems performance: what matters?

N Fetene, E Linnander, B Fekadu, H Alemu, H Omer… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Primary health care services are fundamental to improving health and health
equity, particularly in the context of low and middle-income settings where resources are …

Prevalence and severity of menopause symptoms among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women aged 30-49 years in Gulele sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

E Yisma, N Eshetu, S Ly, B Dessalegn - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Menopause is a natural phenomenon occurring as women approach middle-
age. It is characterized by declining of ovarian function and onset of the last menstrual …

If fear of infertility restricts contraception use, what do we know about this fear? An examination in rural Ethiopia

E Sedlander, H Yilma, D Emaway, RN Rimal - Reproductive health, 2022 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has made great progress toward reducing unmet need for family
planning and increasing contraception use over the last decade. However, almost one …