Effects of community health volunteers on infectious diseases of children under five in Volta Region, Ghana: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Yeonji Ma (Author), Heunghee Kim (Author), Yinseo Cho (Author), Jaeeun Lee (Author), Joseph Kwami Degley (Author), Abdul-Ghaffa Adam (Author), Gyuhong Lee (Author), Hoonsang Lee (Author), Seungman Cha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In many low- and middle-income countries, community health volunteers (CHVs) are employed as a key element of the public health system in rural areas with poor accessibility. However, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of CHVs in improving child health in sub-Saharan Afr...