2020
A Cross-Sectional Survey Analyzing Community Perception and Utilization of Village Health Workers Stratified by the Urban-Rural Divide Within the Kingdom of Bhutan
Hauc SC, Tshering D, Feliciano J, Atayde AMP, Aboukhater LM, Dorjee K, Dukpa T, Rinchen P, Yoezer N, Luc CM, Adhikari RN, Lhamo K, Khoshnood K. A Cross-Sectional Survey Analyzing Community Perception and Utilization of Village Health Workers Stratified by the Urban-Rural Divide Within the Kingdom of Bhutan. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2020, 33: 113-116. PMID: 33174437, DOI: 10.1177/1010539520969232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to HealthBhutanCommunity Health WorkersCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Care SurveysHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CareRural PopulationUrban PopulationEvaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Hauc SC, Tshering D, Feliciano J, Atayde AMP, Aboukhater LM, Dorjee K, Dukpa T, Rinchen P, Yoezer N, Luc CM, Adhikari RN, Lhamo K, Khoshnood K. Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 1277. PMID: 32838794, PMCID: PMC7445904, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09347-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesHealth workersHealth centersAdmission ratesHealthcare costsDisease casesMultivariate logistic regression modelBhutanese healthcare systemVillage health workersDepression/anxietyNon-significant increaseLogistic regression modelsOne-unit increaseClinic admissionHospital admissionInpatient visitsOutpatient visitsDental cariesSkin infectionsWound careVHWsAdmissionTotal cost savingsHealthcare systemDisease of interest
2009
A Role for Community Health Promoters in Tuberculosis Control in the State of Chiapas, Mexico
Herce ME, Chapman JA, Castro A, García-Salyano G, Khoshnood K. A Role for Community Health Promoters in Tuberculosis Control in the State of Chiapas, Mexico. Journal Of Community Health 2009, 35: 182-189. PMID: 20033836, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9206-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCommunity Health PlanningCommunity Health ServicesCommunity Health WorkersComplementary TherapiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMedicine, TraditionalMexicoMiddle AgedMultilingualismQualitative ResearchRural Health ServicesTuberculosisVolunteersWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsHealth promotersCommunity health promotersTuberculosis Control ProgrammeCommunity health workersHealth care infrastructureMedicinal plant therapyTB controlTuberculosis controlTB epidemicPublic health workHealth workersParasitic infectionsIndian ethnicityPatientsCare infrastructurePlant therapiesAllopathic medicineEssential medicinesHealth workMedicine cabinetOne-thirdStructured interviewsControl programsOne-fifthBiomedical treatment