scholarly journals Community health workers in Gazankulu

Curationis ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C.N. Mentz
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Modest Contribution ◽  
The Way

The aim of this paper is to give a brief description of the utilization of community health workers (CHWs) in Gazankulu. The general policy framework in which these health workers function is described briefly, and the way in which these workers function evaluated. This paper is intended as a modest contribution to evaluation research in the field of community health.

Geo-Analysis: The Distribution of Community Health Workers in Relation to the HIV Prevalence in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gugulethu Eve Khumalo ◽  
S Ntuli ◽  
E Lutge ◽  
T P Mashamba-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Catchment Population ◽  
Density Mapping ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Dot Density ◽  
Gis Software

Abstract Background: The Ward Based Primary Health Care Outreach Team (WBPHCOT) policy framework states that community health workers (CHW)s should be distributed mainly according to poverty lines for each catchment population. We aimed to describe the spatial distribution of CHWs in relation to the HIV prevalence which has been associated with poverty in previous studies.Methods: We utilized geographic information system (GIS) method to visualize the distribution of CHWs in relation to HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) districts. Dot density mapping, was used to visualize the random distribution of CHWs in relation to HIV prevalence in the districts. The districts’ HIV prevalence, number of PLWH, CHW: PLWH ratio and poverty scores were mapped using choropleth mapping. MapInfo 17, a GIS software was used to map geospatial presentation of the data.Results: Ten out of 11 KZN districts had more than a required CHW:PLWH ratio of 1:160-267, which indicates a significant shortage of CHWs regardless of the HIV prevalence or poverty scores. Furthermore, our findings showed extensive geospatial heterogeneity with no clear pattern in the distribution CHWs in relation to the HIV prevalence and poverty scores in the districts Conclusion: This finding represents inequalities in the provision of HIV services by the CHWs. It is critical to strengthen response to the HIV epidemic through the well informed and justified distribution of CHWs especially to the poor districts.

scholarly journals An Innovative Method to Involve Community Health Workers as Partners in Evaluation Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (12) ◽  
pp. 2275-2280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Peacock ◽  
L. Michele Issel ◽  
Stephanie J. Townsell ◽  
Theresa Chapple-McGruder ◽  
Arden Handler
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Innovative Method

Bringing Community Health Workers into the Mainstream of U.S. Health Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Pittman ◽  
Anne Sunderland ◽  
Andrew Broderick ◽  
Kevin Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers
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