Effectiveness of community health workers on identification and mobilization of persons living with epilepsy in rural Rwanda using a validated screening tool

• Main Authors: Fidele Sebera (Author), Peter Dedeken (Author), Jeannine Kayirangwa (Author), Josiane Umwiringirwa (Author), Delphine Kajeneza (Author), Nicole Alves dos Reis (Author), Tim Leers (Author), Dirk E. Teuwen (Author), Paul A. J. M. Boon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Engagement and training of community health workers (CHWs) have demonstrated their value in different conditions. Despite repeat epilepsy trainings of CHWs in Northern Rwanda, the treatment gap remained high. We hypothesized that effectiveness of CHWs on mobilization of patient...