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Rwanda’s community health workers at the front line: a mixed-method study on perceived needs and challenges for community-based healthcare delivery during COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers (CHWs) served as front-line workers in the COVID-19 response while maintaining community health services. We aimed to understand challenges faced by Rwanda’s CHWs during a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown that occurred between March and M...

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Autores principales:	Niyigena, Anne, Girukubonye, Ignace, Barnhart, Dale A, Cubaka, Vincent K, Niyigena, Pierre Celestin, Nshunguyabahizi, Marcel, Mukamana, Beatrice, Kateera, Fredrick, Bitalabeho, Florence A
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2022
Materias:	Public Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9058292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35487742 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055119

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