2021
Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART)
Viljoen L, Mainga T, Casper R, Mubekapi-Muzadaidzwa C, Wademan D, Bond V, Pliakas T, Bwalya C, Stangl A, Phiri M, Yang B, Shanaube K, Bock P, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ayles H, Hargreaves J, Hoddinott G, Seeley J, Donnell D, Floyd S, Mandla N, Bwalya J, Sabapathy K, Eshleman S, Macleod D, Moore A, Vermund S, Hauck K, Shanaube K. Community-based health workers implementing universal access to HIV testing and treatment: lessons from South Africa and Zambia—HPTN 071 (PopART). Health Policy And Planning 2021, 36: 881-890. PMID: 33963387, PMCID: PMC8227454, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czab019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based health workersHIV testingHealth workersHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialHIV epidemic controlPopulation health benefitsPopART interventionCHW interventionPrevention packageTreatment servicesIntervention staffTrial outcomesBaseline quantitative dataReferral servicesCHW retentionHealth benefitsIntervention packageProcess evaluationEpidemic controlGroup discussionsInterventionTrialsKey informant interviewsEmotional support
2012
Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study
Gartland MG, Taryor VD, Norman AM, Vermund SH. Access to facility delivery and caesarean section in north-central Liberia: a cross-sectional community-based study. BMJ Open 2012, 2: e001602. PMID: 23117566, PMCID: PMC3532996, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal mortality ratioCaesarean delivery rateMaternal health servicesRegional hospitalHealth facilitiesRecord reviewHealth servicesCross-sectional community-based studyMedical record reviewFacility-based careMaternal mortality ratioCommunity-based studyStructured interviewsEnormous unmet needCaesarean sectionFacility deliveryService utilisationMortality ratioDelivery rateUnmet needMotives of womenReferral servicesLast childHospitalTraditional midwives