Networking community health workers for service integration: role of social media

AIDS Care ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Chunqing Lin ◽  
Loc Quang Pham ◽  
Diep Bich Nguyen ◽  
Tuan Anh Le
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Service Integration

What are the roles of community health workers? Looking back at the philosophies of primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Marietou Niang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Looking Back

This commentary discusses the different roles of community health workers (CHWs), their challenges and limitations in a historical perspective of primary health care (PHC). We first try to show that the comprehensive philosophy of PHC promulgated in Alma-Ata proposed the role of CHWs as actors who work in community development. On the other hand, in the 1980s, with the emergence of the selective philosophy of PHC, CHWs’ role was more affiliated with the health system. We conclude our pitch about the balance that can exist between these different roles by suggesting that CHWs can work in continuity with the health system, but they should not be considered as affordable labor. Also, they must be supported in their activities to develop their communities, allowing them to participate effectively in programs and policies that concern them and their community.

scholarly journals Role of home visits by volunteer community health workers: to improve the coverage of micronutrient powders in rural Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haribondhu Sarma ◽  
Mduduzi NN Mbuya ◽  
Md Tariqujjaman ◽  
Mahfuzur Rahman ◽  
Sufia Askari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Coverage ◽  
Micronutrient Powder ◽  
Independent Effects

Abstract Objective: We assessed the role of home visits by Shasthya Shebika (SS) – female volunteer community health workers (CHWs) – in improving the distribution of micronutrient powder (MNP), and explored the independent effects of caregiver–provider interaction on coverage variables. Design: We used data from three cross-sectional surveys undertaken at baseline (n 1927), midline (n 1924) and endline (n 1540) as part of an evaluation of a home fortification programme. We defined an exposure group as one that had at least one SS visit to the caregiver’s household in the 12 months preceding the survey considering three outcome variables – message (ever heard), contact (ever used) and effective coverage (regular used) of MNP. We performed multiple logistic regressions to explore the determinants of coverage, employed an ‘interaction term’ and calculated an odds ratio (OR) to assess the modifying effect of SS’s home visits on coverage. Settings: Sixty-eight sub-districts from ten districts of Bangladesh. Participants: Children aged 6–59 months and their caregivers. Results: A home visit from an SS positively impacts message coverage at both midline (ratio of OR 1·70; 95 % CI 1·25, 2·32; P < 0·01) and endline (ratio of OR 3·58; 95 % CI 2·22, 5·78; P < 0·001), and contact coverage both at midline (ratio of OR 1·48; 95 % CI 1·06, 2·07; P = 0·021) and endline (ratio of OR 1·74; 95 % CI 1·23, 2·47; P = 0·002). There was no significant effect of a SS’s home visit on effective coverage. Conclusions: The households visited by BRAC’s volunteer CHWs have better message and contact coverage among the children aged 6–59 months.

scholarly journals Childhood anemia in Rural Haiti: the potential role of community health workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie N. Séraphin ◽  
Chen Xinguang ◽  
Mohamed Ag Ayoya ◽  
Ismael Ngnie-Teta ◽  
Ellen Boldon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Childhood Anemia
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