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| Title |
Factors associated with utilization of community health workers in improving access to malaria treatment among children in Kenya
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-248 |
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| Authors |
James Kisia, Florence Nelima, David Odhiambo Otieno, Kioko Kiilu, Wamalwa Emmanuel, Salim Sohani, Kendra Siekmans, Andrew Nyandigisi, Willis Akhwale |
| Abstract |
The success of community case management in improving access to effective malaria treatment for young children relies on broad utilization of community health workers (CHWs) to diagnose and treat fever cases. A better understanding of the factors associated with CHW utilization is crucial in informing national malaria control policy and strategy in Kenya. Specifically, little is known in Kenya on the extent to which CHWs are utilized, the characteristics of families who report utilizing CHWs and whether utilization is associated with improved access to prompt and effective malaria treatment. This paper examines factors associated with utilization of CHWs in improving access to malaria treatment among children under five years of age by women caregivers in two malaria endemic districts in Kenya. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 185 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 41 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 47 | 24% |
| Unknown | 34 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 31% |
| Social Sciences | 25 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 12% |
| Unknown | 39 | 20% |