The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda

• Main Authors: Mwumvaneza Mutagoma (Author), Dieudonné Sebuhoro (Author), Jean Pierre Nyemazi (Author), Edward J. Mills (Author), Jamie I. Forrest (Author), Eric Remera (Author), Augustin Murindabigwi (Author), Mouhamed Semakula (Author), Sabin Nsanzimana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Retention of participants in longitudinal prospective surveys can challenging for population health researchers. Community health workers (CHWs) may help reduce attrition. Methods We used data came from a longitudinal prospective household-based survey targeting women and men in...