Improving community health worker treatment for malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia in Uganda through inSCALE community and mHealth innovations: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Autor: Karin Källander, Seyi Soremekun, Daniel Ll Strachan, Zelee Hill, Frida Kasteng, Edmound Kertho, Agnes Nanyonjo, Guus Ten Asbroek, Maureen Nakirunda, Patrick Lumumba, Godfrey Ayebale, Benson Bagorogoza, Anna Vassall, Sylvia Meek, James Tibenderana, Raghu Lingam, Betty Kirkwood

Publikováno v: PLOS Digital Health, Vol 2, Iss 6, p e0000217 (2023)

The inSCALE cluster randomised controlled trial in Uganda evaluated two interventions, mHealth and Village Health Clubs (VHCs) which aimed to improve Community Health Worker (CHW) treatment for malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia within the national In

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/79e9f6733e5d498bb7d5266f64b1906a

Variation in the quality and out-of-pocket cost of treatment for childhood malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia: Community and facility based care in rural Uganda.

Autor: Seyi Soremekun, Frida Kasteng, Raghu Lingam, Anna Vassall, Edmound Kertho, Stella Settumba, Patrick L Etou, Agnes Nanyonjo, Guus Ten Asbroek, Karin Kallander, Betty Kirkwood, inSCALE Study Group

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0200543 (2018)

BACKGROUND:A key barrier to appropriate treatment for malaria, diarrhoea, and pneumonia (MDP) in children under 5 years of age in low income rural settings is the lack of access to quality health care. The WHO and UNICEF have therefore called for the

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/8a8b3665ab494d5182658b0b2428c5fd

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes Regarding Antibiotic Use for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Insights from Patients in Sri Lanka

Autor: Champica K Bodinayake, Robert Rolfe, David T. van Melle, Truls Østbye, Vijitha De Silva, Guus ten Asbroek, Gaya B Wijayaratne, Chathuh Halloluwa, Ajith Nagahawatte, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Melissa H Watt, Helen L. Zhang, Yohanna W. Abeysinghe, Gayani Tillekeratne, Christopher W. Woods, Sewwandi Kanchana, Tianchen Sheng, Sky Vanderburg

Publikováno v: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 105(6), 1690-1695. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, vol 105, iss 6
Am J Trop Med Hyg

Antibiotic resistance is an emerging global public health threat. One of the main drivers of this threat is the inappropriate use of antibiotics. In Sri Lanka, antibiotic consumption is increasing, but little is known locally about how patients perce

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0419

Improving outcomes for children with malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Mozambique through the inSCALE technology innovation: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Autor: Seyi Soremekun, Karin Källander, Raghu Lingam, Ana-Cristina Castel Branco, Neha Batura, Daniel Strachan, Abel Muiambo, Nelson Salomao, Juliao Condoane, Fenias Benhane, Frida Kasteng, Anna Vassall, Zelee Hill, Guus ten Asbroek, Sylvia Meek, James Tibenderana, Betty Kirkwood

BackgroundThe majority of post-neonatal deaths in children under 5 are due to malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia (MDP). The WHO recommends integrated community case management (iCCM) of these conditions using community-based health workers. However iCC

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https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.25.22278035

Introducing home based skin-to-skin care for low birth weight newborns: A pilot approach to education and counseling in Ghana

Autor: Guus ten Asbroek, Charlotte Tawiah-Agyemang, Alessandra N. Bazzano, Alexander Manu, Betty R. Kirkwood, Zelee Hill

Publikováno v: Global Health Promotion, 19(3), 42-49. SAGE Publications Ltd

Skin-to-skin contact (STSC) for low birth weight newborns in community settings may greatly improve survival, especially where access to health facilities is limited. Community STSC has been implemented in large-scale trials in Asia and is recommende

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https://pure.amc.nl/en/publications/introducing-home-based-skintoskin-care-for-low-birth-weight-newborns(b2bcdbd3-2063-4b99-a1a9-40a52f0d5e99).html