Lozano R, Wang H, Foreman KJ, Rajaratnam JK, Naghavi M, Marcus JR, et al. Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis. Lancet. 2011;378(9797):1139–65.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Cohen RL, Alfonso YN, Adam T, Kuruvilla S, Schweitzer J, Bishai D. Country progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: adjusting for socioeconomic factors reveals greater progress and new challenges. Glob Health. 2014;10(1):67.
Article
Google Scholar
Rajaratnam JK, Marcus JR, Flaxman AD, Wang H, Levin-Rector A, Dwyer L, et al. Neonatal, postneonatal, childhood, and under-5 mortality for 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4. Lancet. 2010;375(9730):1988–2008.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
UBOS. Uganda Demographic Health Survey 2011 preliminary report. Calverton: UBOS and ICF Macro, Kampala; 2012.
Google Scholar
Liu L, Oza S, Hogan D, Perin J, Rudan I, Lawn JE, et al. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis. Lancet (London, England). 2015;385(9966):430–40.
Article
Google Scholar
Wiens MO, Gan H, Barigye C, Zhou G, Kumbakumba E, Kabakyenga J, et al. A cohort study of morbidity, mortality and health seeking behavior following rural health center visits by children under 12 in southwestern Uganda. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(1):e0118055.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Tiono AB, Kaboré Y, Traoré A, Convelbo N, Pagnoni F, Sirima SB. Implementation of Home based management of malaria in children reduces the work load for peripheral health facilities in a rural district of Burkina Faso. Malar J. 2008;7:201.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Marsh DR, Gilroy KE, Van de Weerdt R, Wansi E, Qazi S. Community case management of pneumonia: at a tipping point? Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(5):381–9.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Chinbuah MA, Kager PA, Abbey M, Gyapong M, Awini E, Nonvignon J, et al. Impact of community management of fever (using antimalarials with or without antibiotics) on childhood mortality: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012;87(5 Suppl):11–20.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
de Sousa A, Tiedje KE, Recht J, Bjelic I, Hamer DH. Community case management of childhood illnesses: policy and implementation in Countdown to 2015 countries. Bull World Health Organ. 2012;90(3):183–90.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Dawson P, Pradhan Y, Houston R, Karki S, Poudel D, Hodgins S. From research to national expansion: 20 years’ experience of community-based management of childhood pneumonia in Nepal. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(5):339–43.
Article
CAS
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Awor P, Miller J, Peterson S. Systematic literature review of integrated community case management and the private sector in Africa: Relevant experiences and potential next steps. J Glob Health. 2014;4(2):020414.
Miller NP, Amouzou A, Tafesse M, Hazel E, Legesse H, Degefie T, et al. Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness in Ethiopia: Implementation Strength and Quality of Care. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;91(2):424-34.
Lufesi N, Andrew M, Aursnes I. Deficient supplies of drugs for life threatening diseases in an African community. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007;7(1):86.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Robertson J, Forte G, Trapsida JM, Hill S. What essential medicines for children are on the shelf? Bull World Health Organ. 2009;87(3):231–7.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Chandani Y, Noel M, Pomeroy A, Andersson S, Pahl MK, Williams T. Factors affecting availability of essential medicines among community health workers in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Rwanda: solving the last mile puzzle. AmJTrop Med Hyg. 2012;87(5 Suppl):120–6.
Article
Google Scholar
Oliver K, Young M, Oliphant N, Diaz T, Kim J. Review of systematic challenges to the scale-up of integrated community case management: Emerging lessons & recommendations from the catalytic initiative (CI/IHSS). New York: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); 2012.
Google Scholar
Prasad B, Muraleedharan V. Community Health Workers: a review of concepts, practice and policy concerns, A review as part of ongoing research of International Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems (CREHS). 2007.
Google Scholar
Uzochukwu BS, Onwujekwe OE, Akpala CO. Effect of the Bamako-Initiative drug revolving fund on availability and rational use of essential drugs in primary health care facilities in south-east Nigeria. Health Policy Plan. 2002;17(4):378–83.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Zurovac D, Tibenderana J, Nankabirwa J, Ssekitooleko J, Njogu J, Rwakimari J, et al. Malaria case-management under artemether-lumefantrine treatment policy in Uganda. Malar J. 2008;7(1):1–10.
Article
Google Scholar
Banek K, Nankabirwa J, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, DiLiberto D, Taaka L, Chandler CI, et al: Community case management of malaria: exploring support, capacity and motivation of community medicine distributors in Uganda. Health Policy Plan. 2015;30(4):451-61.
Strachan C, Wharton–Smith A, Sinyangwe C, Mubiru D, Ssekitooleko J, Meier J, et al. Integrated community case management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea across three african countries: a qualitative study exploring lessons learnt and implications for further scale up. J Glob Health. 2014;4(2):020404.
Abbey M, Bartholomew LK, Nonvignon J, Chinbuah MA, Pappoe M, Gyapong M, et al. Factors related to retention of community health workers in a trial on community-based management of fever in children under 5 years in the Dangme West District of Ghana. Intl Health. 2014;6(2):99-105.
Fang Y, Wagner AK, Yang S, Jiang M, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan D. Access to affordable medicines after health reform: evidence from two cross-sectional surveys in Shaanxi Province, western China. Lancet Glob Health. 2013;1(4):e227–37.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Wang X, Fang Y, Yang S, Jiang M, Yan K, Wu L, et al. Access to paediatric essential medicines: a survey of prices, availability, affordability and price components in Shaanxi Province. China PloS one. 2014;9(3):e90365.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Bazargani YT, Ewen M, de Boer A, Leufkens HG, Mantel-Teeuwisse AK. Essential Medicines Are More Available than Other Medicines around the Globe. PLoS ONE. 2014;9(2):e87576.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Jitta J, Reynolds Whyte S, Nshakira N. The availability of drugs: what does it mean in Ugandan primary care. Health Policy. 2003;65(2):167–79.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Kish L. Survey Sampling. New York: John Wiley and Son ,inc; 1965.
Google Scholar
Stekelenburg J, Kyanamina SS, Wolffers I. Poor performance of community health workers in Kalabo District. Zambia Health Policy. 2003;65(2):109–18.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Alam K, Tasneem S, Oliveras E. Performance of Female Volunteer Community Health Workers in Dhaka’s Urban Slums A Case–control Study. 2011.
Google Scholar
Bhattacharyya K, Winch P. Community health worker incentives and disincentives. Virginia: USAID- BASICS II 2001.
Ande O, Oladepo O, Brieger WR. Comparison of knowledge on diarrheal disease management between two types of community‐based distributors in Oyo State. Nigeria Health Educ Res. 2004;19(1):110.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Bagonza J, Kibira S, Rutebemberwa E. Performance of community health workers managing malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the community case management programme in central Uganda: a cross sectional study. Malar J. 2014;13(1):367.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Willis-Shattuck M, Bidwell P, Thomas S, Wyness L, Blaauw D, Ditlopo P. Motivation and retention of health workers in developing countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:247.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Rutebemberwa E, Nsabagasani X, Pariyo G, Tomson G, Peterson S, Kallander K. Use of drugs, perceived drug efficacy and preferred providers for febrile children: implications for home management of fever. Malar J. 2009;8(1):131.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Mukanga D, Babirye R, Peterson S, Pariyo GW, Ojiambo G, Tibenderana JK, et al. Can lay community health workers be trained to use diagnostics to distinguish and treat malaria and pneumonia in children? Lessons from rural Uganda. Trop Med Int Health. 2011;16(10):1234–42.
Article
CAS
PubMed
Google Scholar
Hamer DH, Brooks ET, Semrau K, Pilingana P, MacLeod WB, Siazeele K, et al. Quality and safety of integrated community case management of malaria using rapid diagnostic tests and pneumonia by community health workers. Pathog Glob Health. 2012;106(1):32–9.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Kallander K, Tomson G, Nsabagasani X, Sabiiti JN, Pariyo G, Peterson S. Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children? Experiences from Western Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006;100(10):956–63.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Graham SM, English M, Hazir T, Enarson P, Duke T. Challenges to improving case management of childhood pneumonia at health facilities in resource-limited settings. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(5):349–55.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Chandani Y, Andersson S, Heaton A, Noel M, Shieshia M, Mwirotsi A, et al. Making products available among community health workers: Evidence for improving community health supply chains from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Rwanda. J Glob Health. 2014;4(2):020405.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Sudoi RK, Githinji S, Nyandigisi A, Muturi A, Snow RW, Zurovac D. The magnitude and trend of artemether-lumefantrine stock-outs at public health facilities in Kenya. Malar J. 2012;11:37.
Article
CAS
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Fogg C, Bajunirwe F, Piola P, Biraro S, Checchi F, Kiguli J, et al. Adherence to a six-dose regimen of artemether-lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda. AmJTrop Med Hyg. 2004;71(5):525–30.
CAS
Google Scholar
Bell DJ, Wootton D, Mukaka M, Montgomery J, Kayange N, Chimpeni P, et al. Measurement of adherence, drug concentrations and the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine, chlorproguanil-dapsone or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Malawi. Malar J. 2009;8:204.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Piola P, Fogg C, Bajunirwe F, Biraro S, Grandesso F, Ruzagira E, et al. Supervised versus unsupervised intake of six-dose artemether-lumefantrine for treatment of acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mbarara, Uganda: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2005;365(9469):1467–73.
Article
CAS
PubMed
Google Scholar
Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Baker S, Maikere J. Successful introduction of artesunate combination therapy is not enough to fight malaria: results from an adherence study in Sierra Leone. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010;104(5):328–35.
Article
CAS
PubMed
Google Scholar
Lawford H, Zurovac D, O’Reilly L, Hoibak S, Cowley A, Munga S, et al. Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts. Kenya Malar J. 2011;10:281.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Chandani Y, Andersson S, Heaton A, Noel M, Shieshia M, Mwirotsi A, et al. Making products available among community health workers: Evidence for improving community health supply chains from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Rwanda. J Glob Health. 2014;4(2):120–6.
Stekelenburg J, Kyanamina SS, Wolffers I. Poor performance of community health workers in Kalabo District, Zambia. Health Policy. 2003;65(2):109–18.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Perez F, Ba H, Dastagire SG, Altmann M. The role of community health workers in improving child health programmes in Mali. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2009;9(1):28.
Article
PubMed
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Bosch‐Capblanch X, Garner P. Primary health care supervision in developing countries. Tropical Med Int Health. 2008;13(3):369–83.
Article
Google Scholar