Every

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#communityhealth #researchroundup w/ takeaways from the latest
#CHW research

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Check out the thread

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#COVID19 in
#Nigeria
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> performance of volunteer vs salaried CHWs

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& more!

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#39;s the solution for community transmission of
#COVID19, inadequate testing, overwhelming of health resources, & infection of health workers in
#Nigeria?

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#CHWs + deployment of rapid epidemic intelligence + use of mobile apps for
#ContactTracing https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/10.31646/gbio.69/">https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> Does orienting female
#communityhealth #volunteers in
#Nepal 
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#familyplanning improve knowledge & counseling coverage?

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This study says yes

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen"> & more research is needed
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-4969-1">https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3">More on postpartum
#familyplanning in
#Nepal 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇵" title="Flagge von Nepal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Nepal">, this time examining an intervention by paid, full-time
#CHWs (employed by
@Nyaya_Health) using
#mHealth tools

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Modern contraceptive use increased from 29% (pre) to 46% (post) w/ p<0.0001

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2020.1765646">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4"> Two major
#CHW workforces (promotoras & community health representatives) unite & advocate for legislated voluntary certification

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This step towards professionalization of
#CHWs showcases the power

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…https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-020-00487-7">https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5"> "Some health extension workers were not knowledgeable a/b suspected pneumonia."
Even in a CHW exemplar country like
#Ethiopia 
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#CHW program quality
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.15380">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6"> Another addition to the
#CHW + CCM literature, this one focuses on coverage
Nearly 40k
#CHWs were trained & equipped w/ RDTs, ACTs, and chloroquine as part of a large-scale CCM
#malaria program in Chhattisgarh
#India 
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https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-020-03285-7">https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

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#Technology 
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#CHW services, but it cannot replace them!
Study from
#Uganda 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇬" title="Flagge von Uganda" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Uganda"> finds that household contacts were less confident in TB test results delivered via text message versus results delivered via
#CHWs https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-8427-0">https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 8" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 8">In 2-yr controlled study on TB active case finding in
#Vietnam 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇻🇳" title="Flagge von Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Vietnam">, do salaried vs. volunteer
#CHWs generate more TB case notifications?
Both cadres generated more case notifications using ACF approach; salaried, employed CHWs achieved greater impact
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09042-4">https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="9⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 9" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 9"> In Rwanda

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#CHWs are volunteers operating in limited resource settings w/ no formal training in
#maternalhealth & w/ considerable workloads"
This translates into challenges regarding quality & quantity of svcs CHWs provide in communities
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12913-020-05405-0">https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔟" title="Taste 10" aria-label="Emoji: Taste 10"> CHW programs are well set up to promote social connectedness of communities

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Benefits = stable community structure, provision of equal access to healthcare, & enhancement of interpersonal relationships among providers,
#CHWs, and community members
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09008-6">https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/...

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#39;s it for Issue 036!

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