Becoming and remaining community health workers: perspectives from Ethiopia and Mozambique
K Maes, I Kalofonos - Social Science & Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Many global health practitioners are currently reaffirming the importance of recruiting and
retaining effective community health workers (CHWs) in order to achieve major public health …
retaining effective community health workers (CHWs) in order to achieve major public health …
Sustaining motivation among community health workers in aids care in Kwazulu‐natal, South Africa: challenges and prospects
W Dageid, O Akintola, T Sæberg - Journal of Community …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A substantial part of community‐based AIDS care in South Africa is currently undertaken by
poor, female volunteer community health workers (CHWs). Retention of volunteers over time …
poor, female volunteer community health workers (CHWs). Retention of volunteers over time …
[HTML][HTML] Expanding the food environment framework to include family dynamics: A systematic synthesis of qualitative evidence using HIV as a case study
Food environment changes in low-and middle-income countries are increasing diet-related
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This paper synthesizes the qualitative evidence about …
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This paper synthesizes the qualitative evidence about …
Volunteerism or labor exploitation? Harnessing the volunteer spirit to sustain AIDS treatment programs in urban Ethiopia
K Maes - Human organization, 2012 - meridian.allenpress.com
Based on ethnographic research in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this paper describes NGO efforts
to encourage AIDS care volunteers to eschew material returns for their labor and instead …
to encourage AIDS care volunteers to eschew material returns for their labor and instead …
Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community health workers using role identity theory
L Mlotshwa, B Harris, H Schneider… - Global health …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are an integral resource in many health
systems, particularly in resource-poor settings. Their identities–'who'they are–play an …
systems, particularly in resource-poor settings. Their identities–'who'they are–play an …
Listening to community health workers: how ethnographic research can inform positive relationships among community health workers, health institutions, and …
Many actors in global health are concerned with improving community health worker (CHW)
policy and practice to achieve universal health care. Ethnographic research can play an …
policy and practice to achieve universal health care. Ethnographic research can play an …
Perceived stress and burnout among volunteer caregivers working in AIDS care in S outh a frica
O Akintola, WM Hlengwa… - Journal of Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To conduct a quantitative investigation of stress and the relationship with burnout
among AIDS care volunteers. Background Volunteer caregivers experience stress that could …
among AIDS care volunteers. Background Volunteer caregivers experience stress that could …
Culture, status and context in community health worker pay: pitfalls and opportunities for policy research. A commentary on Glenton et al.(2010)
The sustainability and fairness of drawing on low-income women and to a lesser extent men
for volunteer community health labor are hotly-contested and increasingly studied (Akintola …
for volunteer community health labor are hotly-contested and increasingly studied (Akintola …
'All they do is pray': Community labour and the narrowing of 'care'during Mozambique's HIV scale-up
I Kalofonos - HIV Scale-Up and the Politics of Global Health, 2017 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This paper tracks the intertwined biographies of a community home-based care (CHBC)
volunteer, Arminda, the community-based organisation she worked for, Mufudzi, and the HIV …
volunteer, Arminda, the community-based organisation she worked for, Mufudzi, and the HIV …
Mental health care models in low-and middle-income countries
A Nadkarni, C Hanlon, V Patel - Tasman's Psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Global mental health applies the principles of global health to the field of mental health. Over
the years, global mental health has advocated the cause of increasing access to mental …
the years, global mental health has advocated the cause of increasing access to mental …