Community Integration and Quality of Life: Stroke Survivors as Recipients of Rehabilitation by Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1080/07380577.2020.1773010
Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the effectiveness of rehabilitation services provided by trained Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) on community integration and quality of life (QOL) for stroke patients in Thailand. Community integration and QOL were measured… read more here.
Keywords: community integration; community; village health; test ... See more keywords
Tobacco cessation in Vietnam: Exploring the role of village health workers
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2017.1360376
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore current tobacco use treatment (TUT) practice patterns, and attitudes and beliefs among Village Health Workers (VHWs) about expanding their role to include delivering smoking cessation interventions… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; health workers; village health; role ... See more keywords
Impact of a tobacco cessation intervention on adherence to tobacco use treatment guidelines among village health workers in Vietnam
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DOI: 10.1177/1757975919854032
Abstract: Community health workers (in Vietnam referred to as village health workers) have the potential to play a key role in expanding access to evidence-based tobacco use treatment. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial in… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; health workers; village health; health ... See more keywords
Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8
Abstract: BackgroundCommunity health workers are essential personnel in resource-limited settings. In Uganda, they are organized into Village Health Teams (VHTs) and are focused on infectious diseases and maternal-child health; however, their skills could potentially be utilized… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge; knowledge attitudes; village health; role ... See more keywords
Perceptions of long-term impact and change following a midwife-led biomass smoke education program for mothers in rural Uganda: a qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.22605/rrh6893
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Women and children in Uganda and other low- and middle-income countries are exposed to disproportionately high levels of household air pollution from biomass smoke generated by smoke-producing cookstoves, especially in rural areas. This population… read more here.
Keywords: health; village health; smoke; change ... See more keywords
Implementation of a Geographic Information System-Based Smartphone Application for Health Vigilance in Older Adults by Village Health Volunteers (OSOMO)
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DOI: 10.3233/shti220707
Abstract: This paper mainly studies the smartphone application for health vigilance in elderly adults, based on geographic information system (GIS) for village health volunteers (OSOMO in Thai) to monitor elderly's health. Eight areas from 4 provinces… read more here.
Keywords: smartphone application; system; health; village health ... See more keywords
Perceived role and its enhancing factors among the village health volunteers regarding malaria control in rural myanmar
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_432_16
Abstract: Background: Village health volunteers (VHVs) are key agents for malaria control in community. The Myanmar Medical Association-Malaria (MMA-Malaria) Project has promoted effective malaria control in endemic and high-risk townships by supporting roles of VHVs. Objectives:… read more here.
Keywords: malaria control; control; myanmar; health volunteers ... See more keywords
Reaching further by Village Health Collaborators: The informal health taskforce of Vietnam for COVID-19 responses
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.10.010354
Abstract: www.jogh.org • doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.010354 1 June 2020 • Vol. 10 No. 1 • 010354 Since the first COVID-19 case importation on January 23, Vietnam is now the only country in the world contain the epidemic… read more here.
Keywords: vietnam; covid; village health; health ... See more keywords