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The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda
Ebbs D, Benson O, Jasicki S, McCollum S, Cappello M. The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001290. PMID: 37195969, PMCID: PMC10191267, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersCHW training programHealth workersThree-year prospective observational studyTrainer modelProspective observational studyUse of mHealthMobile health technologyNew cohortTraining programClinical outcomesMiddle-income countriesOriginal cohortObservational studyMHealth modalitiesHealth resourcesCohortNorthern UgandaLMICsIncome countriesHealth technologiesMobile healthFurther investigationMHealthHigher scores
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Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment
Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M. Hookworm Infection among School Age Children in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Nutritional Risk Factors and Response to Albendazole Treatment. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 89: 540-548. PMID: 23836564, PMCID: PMC3771297, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKintampo North MunicipalityHookworm infectionCure rateSchool-aged childrenModest cure ratesSingle-dose albendazoleNutritional risk factorsLevels of antibodiesYears of ageAge childrenMalaria parasitemiaAlbendazole treatmentRisk factorsChildren 6InfectionInfection statusHealth careSignificant predictorsAnimal foodsHookwormAlbendazoleFurther investigationAgeChildrenLow consumption