Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Subject "Community health workers"
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Assessing data flow, facilitators and barriers to implementing mental health monitoring & evaluation systems in Mengo Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Barriers to implementing mental health M&E Systems remain a huge problem and regardless of Uganda’s M&E Systems being in place, they were still grappling with collecting the expected data. These barriers range ... -
Assessment of the performance of community nurses in the home based care strategy at TASO Mbale.
(2009-11)BACKGROUND: Care for HIV/AIDS is optimized by the integration of family and community (WHO, 2002). The home based care strategy of HIV/AIDS service delivery was launched by the AIDS support organisation (TASO) in the year ... -
Factors affecting performance of community health workers implementing water, sanitation and hygiene activities in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-01)Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an important role in the delivery of community based health services especially where access to health care facilities is difficult. Although substantial evidence on the ... -
Factors associated with village health team members’ adherence to practice guidelines in Mella Sub County, Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-07-30)Background: Village Health Teams (VHTs), globally known as Community Health Workers (CHWs) were introduced into Uganda’s health system by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the year 2000. CHWs attained global recognition after ... -
Integrated community case management of malaria and pneumonia in Eastern Uganda: care-seeking, adherence, and community health worker performance.
(Makerere University, 2013-11-22)Background: Despite being easily preventable and treatable, malaria and pneumonia are major killers of children aged less than five years. Integrated community based interventions through which lay persons called community ...