Elaine Dippenaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 7496097 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elaine Dippenaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elaine |
| FAMILY NAME | Dippenaar |
| SIGNATURE | DIPPENAAR E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zithulele Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3945-8062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Relationship of perinatal outcomes to the competence and quantity of contact with community health workers
Background: The effectiveness of perinatal home visits by community health workers (CHWs) often diminishes when large regional or national programmes are implemented. To address this gap, we aimed to identify which CHW behaviours influence maternal and child outcomes. Methods: We randomised all government-funded CHWs at eight deeply rural clinics (n = 43) by clinic to usual care, which consisted of home visits (control group; four clinics, 23 CHW…
Community health workers' experiences of supervision in maternal and child health programmes in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Maternal and child health programmes often use Community Health Workers (CHWs) to help address poor access to health care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Supervision has long been recognised as a critical ingredient of successful CHW programmes, yet it is often reported as either of poor quality or absent. There is little research on CHWs' own perception of supervision and to the best of our knowledge, there are no revie…
Maternal and child health outcomes in rural South African mothers living with and without HIV
In the era of widespread antiretroviral therapy (ART), consequences of being HIV-exposed is unclear for children, especially in rural communities. A population sample of consecutive births (470/493) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa (SA) were recruited and reassessed at five points over the first 24 months. Maternal and child outcomes between mothers living with and without HIV were assessed using multiple linear and logistic regressions. At bi…
Community health worker home visiting in deeply rural South Africa
Home visiting by community health workers (CHW) improves child outcomes in efficacy trials, there is however limited evidence of impact evaluating CHW programmes when operating outside of a research project. A CHW programme, previously demonstrated efficacious in a peri-urban township, was evaluated in a deeply rural context in a non-randomised comparative cohort study. Two non-contiguous, rural areas in the Eastern Cape of South Africa of about …
Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study
The impact of CHWs in a rural area was less pronounced than in peri-urban areas. CHWs are likely to need enhanced support and supervision in the challenging rural context
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Maternal and child health outcomes in rural South African mothers living with and without HIV
In the era of widespread antiretroviral therapy (ART), consequences of being HIV-exposed is unclear for children, especially in rural communities. A population sample of consecutive births (470/493) in the Eastern Cape of South Africa (SA) were recruited and reassessed at five points over the first 24 months. Maternal and child outcomes between mothers living with and without HIV were assessed using multiple linear and logistic regressions. At bi…
Community health worker home visiting in deeply rural South Africa
Home visiting by community health workers (CHW) improves child outcomes in efficacy trials, there is however limited evidence of impact evaluating CHW programmes when operating outside of a research project. A CHW programme, previously demonstrated efficacious in a peri-urban township, was evaluated in a deeply rural context in a non-randomised comparative cohort study. Two non-contiguous, rural areas in the Eastern Cape of South Africa of about …
Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study
The impact of CHWs in a rural area was less pronounced than in peri-urban areas. CHWs are likely to need enhanced support and supervision in the challenging rural context
Community health workers' experiences of supervision in maternal and child health programmes in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Maternal and child health programmes often use Community Health Workers (CHWs) to help address poor access to health care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Supervision has long been recognised as a critical ingredient of successful CHW programmes, yet it is often reported as either of poor quality or absent. There is little research on CHWs' own perception of supervision and to the best of our knowledge, there are no revie…
Relationship of perinatal outcomes to the competence and quantity of contact with community health workers
Background: The effectiveness of perinatal home visits by community health workers (CHWs) often diminishes when large regional or national programmes are implemented. To address this gap, we aimed to identify which CHW behaviours influence maternal and child outcomes. Methods: We randomised all government-funded CHWs at eight deeply rural clinics (n = 43) by clinic to usual care, which consisted of home visits (control group; four clinics, 23 CHW…
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (2 works) · Community health workers (2 works) · Demography (2 works)