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Community Perceptions of Village Health Workers in Kisoro, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Village health workers (VHWs) can serve as a valuable resource to address public health needs in resource-limited settings such as Uganda. However, the successful implementation of VHW programs can be limited by poor acceptability among community members. Kisoro District Hospital (KDH) i...

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Autores principales:	Zheng, Crystal, Anthonypillai, Joanne, Musominali, Sam, Chaw, Gloria Fung, Paccione, Gerald
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513594 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3325

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