Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams
An assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15395035 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel C Mays (0000-0002-0397-0569), Edward O’Neil (Omni Med), Edward J O’Neil, Edison Mworozi (Makerere University), Edison A Mworozi, Benjamin J Lough (0000-0002-8106-9207, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Zachary Tabb (0000-0001-7841-7824, Brown University), Zachary J Tabb, Ashlyn E Whitlock (0000-0002-3090-4022, George Washington University), Edward M Mutimba, Zohray Talib (0000-0002-0435-8144, George Washington University), Zohray M Talib |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-129 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12939-017-0619-6 |
| PMID | 28728553 |
| OpenAlex | W2738258561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 28 |
Supporting and retaining Uganda's VHTs would be enhanced by building stronger partnerships between VHTs and other health workers and regularly providing supplies and transportation allowances. Pursuing such measures would likely improve equity in access to healthcare for all Ugandans
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 2,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |