"Community Health Workers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services.
| Descriptor ID |
D003150
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.080 N02.360.067.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Community Health Workers- Community Health Workers
- Community Health Worker
- Health Worker, Community
- Health Workers, Community
- Worker, Community Health
- Workers, Community Health
- Community Health Aides
- Aide, Community Health
- Aides, Community Health
- Community Health Aide
- Health Aide, Community
- Health Aides, Community
Village Health Workers- Village Health Workers
- Health Worker, Village
- Health Workers, Village
- Worker, Village Health
- Workers, Village Health
- Village Health Worker
Barefoot Doctors- Barefoot Doctors
- Barefoot Doctor
- Doctor, Barefoot
- Doctors, Barefoot
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Health Workers" by people in Profiles.
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"You go an extra mile": a qualitative study of community health worker perspectives in a health promotion intervention in urban South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 23; 24(1):1641.
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Home visits for preterm/low birthweight infants in South Africa: Qualitative evidence synthesis. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2024 Nov 20; 16(1).
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Perceptions of roles of community healthcare workers in early childhood in Limpopo, South Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2024 Oct 18; 16(1):e1-e10.
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Results of the Sukuma Ndoda ("Stand up, Man") HIV Self-Screening and Assisted Linkage to Care Project in Johannesburg: A Quasi-Experimental Pre-Post Evaluation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 08 01; 96(4):367-375.
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The role of a community health worker-delivered preconception and pregnancy intervention in achieving a more positive pregnancy experience: the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa. BMC Womens Health. 2024 Mar 05; 24(1):161.
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Examining the referral of patients with elevated blood pressure to health resources in an under-resourced community in South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 02 08; 24(1):412.
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Community health workers' quality of comprehensive care: a cross-sectional observational study across three districts in South Africa. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1180663.
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Expanding Community Health Worker decision space: learning from a Participatory Action Research training intervention in a rural South African district. Hum Resour Health. 2023 08 18; 21(1):66.
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Realising radical potential: building community power in primary health care through Participatory Action Research. Int J Equity Health. 2023 05 17; 22(1):94.
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The effect of a roving nurse mentor on household coverage and quality of care provided by community health worker teams in South Africa: a longitudinal study with a before, after and 6?months post design. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Feb 22; 23(1):186.