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 …

Children and young women in eastern and southern Africa are key to meeting 2030 HIV targets: time to accelerate action

K Govender, P Nyamaruze, RG Cowden, Y Pillay… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
New HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths among children and adolescent girls and
young women (aged 15–24 years) in eastern and southern Africa continue to occur at …

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 …

Spousal support during pregnancy in the Nigerian rural context: a mixed methods study

O Arisukwu, CO Igbolekwu, IA Oyekola… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Pregnancy constitutes a global health concern, thus the need for spousal
support during this period cannot be overemphasized. This study examined the kinds of …

Optimizing locations of emergency medical stations for rural areas: A case study in Iran

H Ahmadi, M Jelokhani-Niaraki, M Argany… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the dearth of emergency medical services in rural areas, offering these services is
among the most important things that should be done right to save the lives of people who …

Understanding the influence of the MomConnect programme on antenatal and postnatal care service utilisation in two south African provinces: a realist evaluation …

EM Kabongo, FC Mukumbang, P Delobelle, E Nicol - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Timely antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) attendance decrease
maternal and child mortality by improving maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes …

Gestational gigantomastia with fatal outcome

N Rakislova, L Lovane, F Fernandes… - Autopsy and Case …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Gigantomastia is a rare disease defined by an extreme and rapid enlargement of the breast,
generally bilateral. The majority of cases are reported in pregnant women. Ninety-eight …

Factors Influencing Access to Reliable Healthcare Financing among Elderly Population in Africa

IA Oyekola, OA Ajani, EJ Oyeyipo - Healthcare access, 2021 - books.google.com
Population is ageing rapidly in all regions of the world and unreliable healthcare financing is
capable of hindering older people from seeking competent medical attention which in turn …

Analysis of factors affecting the number of the poor population in the ex-cardicancy of Surakarta, 2017-2020

GR Glorynta, N Hidayah - Regional Economic Development …, 2022 - books.google.com
Poverty is a problem in most countries of the world, especially in developing countries.
Poverty is multifaceted, meaning that everyone has different needs. Poverty is a global …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health technologies for maternal and child health in Africa and Other Low-and Middle-Income Countries: cross-disciplinary scoping review with …

S Till, M Mkhize, J Farao, LD Shandu, L Muthelo… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Maternal and child health (MCH) is a global health concern, especially
impacting low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Digital health technologies are creating …