Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for "Community Health Workers" and other front-line health workers for international comparisons. by Stephen Hodgins, Uta Lehmann, Henry Perry, Nicholas Leydon, Kerry Scott, Smisha Agarwal, Hannah Marcus, Rajani Ved, Elijah Olivas, Madeleine Ballard, Dickson Mbewe, Margaret Odera, Sherlie Petit Homme, Benard Otieno, Pasipano Wutete, Angeline Chikumba, Prossy Muyingo, John Kyakuha, Emmanuel Harcourt, Morseda Chowdhury, David Musoke, Thadee Niyoyitungira, Abimbola Olaniran, John Koku-Awoonor Williams, Lívia Milena Barbosa de Deus E Méllo, Romário Correia Dos Santos, Isabela Cardoso de Matos Pinto, Ram Shrestha, Salim Sadruddin, Melanie Morrow, Eric Sarriot, Maryse Kok, Bhanu Pratap

“…This paper proposes a taxonomy for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and others engaged in front-line community health activities, encompassing formally-employed workers extending government primary health care (PHC) service delivery as well as a range of other actors with roles at the nexus of government PHC and communities. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…Unlike developed nations, reconstruction in developing nations is hindered by resource constraints, with certain communities potentially experiencing multiple and enduring effects of disasters. …”
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Mixed-methods reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of IDPs, returnees and host communities in Jonglei State, South Sudan by William Clemmer, Mounir Lado, Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Rachel Gabor, Jacques Katele, Lazarus Baak Madut, Katina Sommers, David Manuel, Claire Nadolski, Tracey Koehlmoos

“…Establishing cost-effective and evidence-based interventions proven to reduce MNCH mortality either at fixed facilities and/or in combination with mobile clinics and community outreach are necessary to ensure that IDPs and returnees are reached.…”
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Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Akine Eshete, Abebe Alemu, Taddes Alemu Zerfu

“…The aim of the present study was to determine the magnitude and risk of dying among low birth weight neonates in rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia. Methods. Community-based mixed-method approach design was employed between September and October 2016 to identify and enroll study participants in rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Functional ecology characteristics of key community-forming aquatic and semi-aquatic plant species in Teletskoye Lake (Republic of Altai, Russia) by Laura M. Kipriyanova, Diana V. Sityaeva, Sergei A. Rosbach

“…This study explores five primary morpho-functional traits – photosynthetic canopy height, leaf mass, leaf area, specific leaf area, and seed mass – of 17 community-forming species of aquatic and semiaquatic plants in Teletskoye Lake: Alopecurus aequalis, Caltha palustris, Carex acuta, C. vesicaria, Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum sibiricum, Petasites radiatus, Ranunculus reptans, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Potamogeton alpinus, Potamogeton × cognatus, P. gramineus, P. maackianus, P. perfoliatus, P. praelongus, Subularia aquatica. …”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infection among Primary School Children in a Rural Community in Imo State, Nigeria by Kelechi Kenneth Odinaka, Emeka Charles Nwolisa, Francis Mbanefo, Alfreda Chinekwu Iheakaram, Seline Okolo

“…Our aim was to determine the prevalence and pattern of soil-transmitted helminthic infection among primary school children in a rural community in Imo State, Nigeria. Method. The study involved a cross-sectional survey of 284 primary school children in a rural community. …”
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Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022 by Pedro Martínez Valera, Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo, Jackeline Valencia, Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez, Doris Esenarro Vargas, Luis Vega-Mori, Ana Sánchez Medina

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Health professionals’ experience of implementing and delivering a ‘Community Care’ programme in metropolitan Melbourne: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis by Cylie Williams, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Brendan Shannon, Hollie Shannon, Nadine Andrew, Julia Morphet

“…Objectives To explore the experiences of health professionals involved in delivering a multidisciplinary Community Care programme that provides a transitional care coordination service for patients visiting a tertiary hospital service in Melbourne, Australia.Design Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify themes from descriptions of delivering the programme, including its perceived strengths and challenges.Participants 12 healthcare professionals from four disciplines working in the Community Care programme were interviewed.Results Four themes were identified: (1) ‘increasingly complex’, depicts the experience of delivering care to patients with increasingly complex health needs; (2) ‘plugging unexpected gaps’, describes meeting patient’s healthcare needs; (3) ‘disconnected’, explains system-based issues which made participants feel disconnected from the wider health service; (4) ‘a misunderstood programme’, illustrates that a poor understanding of the programme within the health service is a barrier to patient enrolment which may have been exacerbated by a service name change.Conclusions The healthcare professionals involved in this study described the experience of providing care to patients as challenging, but felt they made a positive difference. …”
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Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Nelson Allen, Abhishek Roshan, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Nigel Bolster, Mohd Javed, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa, John Tlhakanelo

“…We will disseminate our findings through local community advisory boards, national eye screening meetings, in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences.…”
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Factors associated with malnutrition in demented and non-demented elderly residing in the community of Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study by Jinhee Kwon, Jung Hee Kim, Hyeonjin Jeong, Jung Suk Lee

“…Korean Journal of Community Nutrition…”
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Effectiveness of Ai Chi as Aquatic Intervention for Balance Impairments in Community-dwelling Older Adults in India: A Randomised Controlled Study by Purnima Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarma

“…Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of Ai Chi in improving balance among community-dwelling older adults compared to conventional aquatic therapy. …”
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Effects of different wet distillers’ grains ratios on fermentation quality, nitrogen fractions and bacterial communities of total mixed ration silage by Ermei Du, Ning Mao, Shihao Liu, Hanyu Zhang, Meiling Fan, Hong Sun, Yulong Zheng, Qiming Cheng, Chunmei Wang, Ping Li, Yixiao Xie

Subjects: “…Bacterial community…”
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Therapeutic Community (TC) pada Residen Penyalah Guna Narkoba di Panti Social Marsudiputra Dharmapala Inderalaya Sumatera Selatan by Syarifuddin Gani

“…Terapi dan rehalibitasi korban penyalahgunaan narkoba, merupakan sistem pelayanan terpadu dengan menggunakan Therapeutic Community (TC)  merupakan treatment yang menggunakan pendekatan psikososial, yaitu bersama-sama dengan mantan pengguna narkoba lainnya mereka hidup dalam satu lingkungan dan saling membantu untuk mencapai kesembuhan. …”
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Correction: A multi-stage process to develop quality indicators for community-based palliative care using interRAI data. by Dawn M Guthrie, Nicole Williams, Cheryl Beach, Emma Buzath, Joachim Cohen, Anja Declercq, Kathryn Fisher, Brant E Fries, Donna Goodridge, Kirsten Hermans, John P Hirdes, Hsien Seow, Maria Silveira, Aynharan Sinnarajah, Susan Stevens, Peter Tanuseputro, Deanne Taylor, Christina Vadeboncoeur, Tracy Lynn Wityk Martin

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Outcomes, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs of Overall, Community-Acquired, and Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients by Jay L. Koyner, Rachel H. Mackey, Ning A. Rosenthal, Leslie A. Carabuena, J. Patrick Kampf, Paul McPherson, Toni Rodriguez, Aarti Sanghani, Julien Textoris

“…**Background:** In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with higher mortality, but data are lacking on healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs related to AKI, community-acquired AKI (CA-AKI), and hospital-acquired AKI (HA-AKI). …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…It is expected that benthic invertebrate communities should improve as more riparian buffers are added along all streams. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome and Its Sex Difference in a Chinese Community Elderly Population by Miao Liu, Yao He, Bin Jiang, Lei Wu, Shanshan Yang, Yiyan Wang, Xiaoying Li

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels within a normal to high range and the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among community elderly and explore the sex difference. Design and Methods. …”
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Nutritional Properties, Antioxidant and Antihaemolytic Activities of the Dry Fruiting Bodies of Wild Edible Mushrooms Consumed by Ethnic Communities of Northeast India by Merilin Kakoti, Dibya Jyoti Hazarika, Assma Parveen, Samim Dullah, Alokesh Ghosh, Dipankar Saha, Madhumita Barooah, Robin Chandra Boro

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Analysis of selected factors influencing mortality of patients with COVID-19 treated in a community hospital in a rural region of Poland by Marek Kos, Renata Hatalska-Żerebiec, Małgorzata Jurczyk-Stachyra, Karol Paciura, Justyna Janeczko, Robert Podsiadły, Piotr Sobolewski

Subjects: “…community hospital…”
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Peer-assisted telemedicine hepatitis-C treatment for people who use drugs in rural communities: a mixed methods study by Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, Andrew Seaman, Tonhi Gailey, Hunter C. Spencer, P. Todd Korthuis

“…Peer Support Specialists (peers) conducted HCV screening in the community, facilitated pretreatment evaluation and linkage to telemedicine HCV treatment clinicians, and supported Peer TeleHCV study participants in HCV medication adherence. …”
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