The experiences and challenges of community health volunteers as agents for behaviour change programming in Africa: a scoping review

M Ndu, E Andoniou, S McNally… - Global Health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Community health volunteers are considered a vital part of the community health structure in
Africa. Despite this vital role in African health systems, very little is known about the …

Community‐based assessment and rehabilitation of hearing loss: A scoping review

TN Eubank, EW Beukes, DW Swanepoel… - Health & Social Care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Although the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of a
Community‐Based Rehabilitation (CBR) model, little is known about how CBR has been …

It helps to talk: A guiding framework (TRUST) for peer support in delivering mental health care for adolescents living with HIV

C Wogrin, N Willis, A Mutsinze, S Chinoda, R Verhey… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Adolescents living with HIV have poor treatment outcomes, including lower
rates of viral suppression, than other age groups. Emerging evidence suggests a connection …

Are we listening to community health workers? Experiences of the community health worker journey in rural South Africa

L Stansert Katzen, S Skeen… - Research in nursing …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Access to healthcare in developing countries remains a challenge. As a result, task‐shifting
to community health workers (CHWs) is increasingly used to mitigate healthcare worker …

Instructive roles and supportive relationships: Client perspectives of their engagement with community health workers in a rural South African home visiting program

CA Laurenzi, S Skeen, BJ Coetzee, V Notholi… - International journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Community health worker (CHW) programs have been positioned as a way to
meet the needs of those who experience marginalization and inequitable access to health …

[PDF][PDF] Community health workers and the communicative transformation of work-life interrelationships during the COVID-19 pandemic

AG Golden, J Jorgenson… - Journal of Computer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study focuses on work-life interrelationships for community health workers (CHWs)
during the COVID-19 pandemic. CHWs serve as liaisons between marginalized …

[HTML][HTML] A mixed-methods feasibility study of Nyamekela4Care: an intervention to support improved quality of care among service providers in low-resource settings

S Rabie, CA Laurenzi, S Field, S Skeen, S Honikman - SSM-Mental Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In South Africa, health and care service providers (SPs) face many
interconnected challenges at work, including inadequate training and supervision and high …

Navigating knowledges: Community health workers as liminal professionals

AG Golden, N Bencherki - Journal of Professions and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACTCommunity health workers (CHWs) occupy a liminal position in two senses: they
are situated between the communities they come from and serve, and the health and social …

[HTML][HTML] The Influence of Connection on Early Career Nurses' Rural Experiences: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

R Barry, L Kernaghan, E Green… - Journal of Nursing …, 2024 - hindawi.com
Introduction. Rural nursing careers offer a multitude of benefits for individuals. Despite this,
there continues to be a growing deficit in the number of nurses choosing to practice in rural …

Design and Evaluation of Peer Supervision for Community Mental Health Workers: A Task-Shifting Strategy in Low-Resource Settings

R Pallikkuth, T Manoj Kumar, CT Dictus… - … Mental Health Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The use of Lay Mental Health Workers (LMHWs) to tackle the treatment gap in low-
resource settings is well established, and although they often receive training, the potential …