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Community-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Empowering households to identify and provide appropriate care for low-birthweight newborns in Nepal
Most newborn deaths occur among those of low birthweight (LBWt), due to prematurity &/or impaired fetal growth. Simple practices can substantially mitigate this risk. In low-income country settings where many births occur at home, strategies are needed th
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Mobile Phone Applications to Overcome Malnutrition Among Preschoolers: A systematic review
The review findings indicated a need for more controlled evaluations using anthropometric primary endpoints and put relevance to the suggestion that cooperation between government organizations, academia, and industry is necessary to provide sufficient in
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From the Day They are Born: A qualitative study exploring violence against children with disabilities in West Africa
Despite the building evidence on violence against children globally, almost nothing is known about the violence children with disabilities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience. The prevalence of violence against children with disabilities
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Cost Analysis of a School-based Comprehensive Malaria Program in Primary Schools in Sikasso Region, Mali
The expansion of malaria prevention and control to school-aged children is receiving increasing attention, but there are still limited data on the costs of intervention. This paper analyses the costs of a comprehensive school-based intervention strategy,
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Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Training Programme for School Teachers in the Use of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests as part of a Basic First Aid Kit in Southern Malawi
Background: With increasing levels of enrolment, primary schools present a pragmatic opportunity to improve the access of school children to timely diagnosis and treatment of malaria, increasingly recognised as a major health problem within this age group
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Violence against primary school children with disabilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
In this article in BMC Public Health, CPC Learning Network faculty affiliate Karen Devries and others explored the prevalence, patterns and risk factors for physical, sexual and emotional violence among disabled children attending primary school in Luwer
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A Systematic Review of Community-to-Facility Neonatal Referral Completion Rates in Africa and Asia
It is estimated that 2.8 million neonatal deaths occur worldwide, many of which are due to preventable causes. Since newborns are most vulnerable soon after their birth, the timeliness in which care is sought is critical. In low-resource community-based s
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Use of mobile phone consultations during home visits by Community Health Workers for Maternal and Newborn Care: Community experiences from Masindi and Kiryandongo districts, Uganda
Home visits by Community Health Workers / Village Health Teams (VHTs) is recommended to improve maternal and newborn care. This study investigated perceived maternal and newborn benefits of home visits made by VHTs, combined with mobile phone consultation
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Effectiveness of a Smart Phone App on Improving Immunization of Children in Rural Sichuan Province, China: Study protocol for a paired cluster randomized controlled trial
Timely vaccinations, particularly within the first six months of life, are seen to be instrumental in reducing the spread of disease that are preventable by vaccines. Full-dose coverage of immunization is one of the key child health strategies supported b
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Neonatal Survival in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Setting an evidence-based research agenda
This study utilizes the child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) methodology to prioritize research questions on neonatal health in complex humanitarian emergencies. The authors found that countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates
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Can a Community Health Worker and a Trained Traditional Birth Attendant Work as a Team to Deliver Child Health Interventions in Rural Zambia?
The first of its kind, this study explores whether teaming can be a successful approach at the community level in developing countries. Teams of community health workers and traditional birth attendants were trained and studied over a period of two years.
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Measuring Teamwork and Taskwork of Community-based “Teams” Delivering Life-saving Health Interventions in Rural Zambia: A qualitative study
Although the use of teams is a well-known approach in a wide variety of settings, team performance is rarely measured or understood. This study developed a tool that identified the different dimensions of teamwork and the processes that comprise teamwork