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The performance of community health workers in the management of multiple childhood infectious diseases in Lira, northern Uganda – a mixed methods cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) have the potential to reduce child mortality by improving access to care, especially in remote areas. Uganda has one of the highest child mortality rates globally. Moreover, rural areas bear the highest proportion of this burden. The optimal performance of...

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Autores principales:	Wanduru, Phillip, Tetui, Moses, Tuhebwe, Doreen, Ediau, Michael, Okuga, Monica, Nalwadda, Christine, Ekirapa-Kiracho, Elizabeth, Waiswa, Peter, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Co-Action Publishing 2016
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27882866 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.33194

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