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CHWs and #COVID19 in #Nigeria
performance of volunteer vs salaried CHWs
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for top insights on... CHWs and #COVID19 in #Nigeria performance of volunteer vs salaried CHWs social-connectedness& more!
What's the solution for community transmission of #COVID19, inadequate testing, overwhelming of health resources, & infection of health workers in #Nigeria? 
#CHWs + deployment of rapid epidemic intelligence + use of mobile apps for #ContactTracing
https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/10.31646/gbio.69/
Does orienting female #communityhealth #volunteers in #Nepal 
to post-partum #familyplanning improve knowledge & counseling coverage? 
This study says yes
& more research is neededhttps://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-020-4969-1
More on postpartum #familyplanning in #Nepal , this time examining an intervention by paid, full-time #CHWs (employed by @Nyaya_Health) using #mHealth tools
Modern contraceptive use increased from 29% (pre) to 46% (post) w/ p<0.0001 
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26410397.2020.1765646
Two major #CHW workforces (promotoras & community health representatives) unite & advocate for legislated voluntary certification This step towards professionalization of #CHWs showcases the power
of working together!…https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-020-00487-7
"Some health extension workers were not knowledgeable a/b suspected pneumonia."Even in a CHW exemplar country like #Ethiopia
, quality-producing practices (supportive supervision, training, supplies, etc) are needed to 
#CHW program quality https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.15380
Another addition to the #CHW + CCM literature, this one focuses on coverageNearly 40k #CHWs were trained & equipped w/ RDTs, ACTs, and chloroquine as part of a large-scale CCM #malaria program in Chhattisgarh #India
https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-020-03285-7
#Technology can supplement #CHW services, but it cannot replace them! Study from #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
In 2-yr controlled study on TB active case finding in #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
In Rwanda 
, "maternal #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
CHW programs are well set up to promote social connectedness of communities 
Benefits = stable community structure, provision of equal access to healthcare, & enhancement of interpersonal relationships among providers, #CHWs, and community membershttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-09008-6
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