The implementation and effectiveness of multi-tasked, paid community health workers on maternal and child health: A cluster-randomized pragmatic trial and qualitative process evaluation in Tanzania.

Community health worker programs have proliferated worldwide based on evidence that they help prevent mortality, particularly among children. However, there is limited evidence from randomized studies on the processes and effectiveness of implementing community health worker programs through public...

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Main Authors: Colin Baynes, Almamy Malick Kanté, Amon Exavery, Kassimu Tani, Gloria Sikustahili, Hildegalda Mushi, Jitihada Baraka, Kate Ramsey, Kenneth Sherr, Bryan J Weiner, James F Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002050