Published in BMC Health Serv Res on October 08, 2012
Determinants of antenatal and delivery care utilization in Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Int J Equity Health (2013) 2.41
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Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc (2013) 1.82
Effect of ethiopia's health extension program on maternal and newborn health care practices in 101 rural districts: a dose-response study. PLoS One (2013) 1.81
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How does context influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? Evidence from the literature. Health Res Policy Syst (2015) 1.49
Human resource development for a community-based health extension program: a case study from Ethiopia. Hum Resour Health (2013) 1.30
Integrating national community-based health worker programmes into health systems: a systematic review identifying lessons learned from low-and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health (2014) 1.17
Developing the national community health assistant strategy in Zambia: a policy analysis. Health Res Policy Syst (2013) 1.09
Meeting community health worker needs for maternal health care service delivery using appropriate mobile technologies in Ethiopia. PLoS One (2013) 1.04
Health workers' perceptions of facilitators of and barriers to institutional delivery in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 1.03
Newborn care practices at home and in health facilities in 4 regions of Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr (2013) 0.98
Poor linkages in maternal health care services-evidence on antenatal care and institutional delivery from a community-based longitudinal study in Tigray region, Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.96
A qualitative assessment of health extension workers' relationships with the community and health sector in Ethiopia: opportunities for enhancing maternal health performance. Hum Resour Health (2015) 0.95
Determinants of Utilization of Health Extension Workers in the Context of Scale-Up of Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illnesses in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2015) 0.95
How do health extension workers in Ethiopia allocate their time? Hum Resour Health (2014) 0.95
Under five diarrhea among model household and non model households in Hawassa, South Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional community based survey. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.92
Assessing implementation fidelity of a community-based infant and young child feeding intervention in Ethiopia identifies delivery challenges that limit reach to communities: a mixed-method process evaluation study. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.88
Utilization of clean and safe delivery service package of health services extension program and associated factors in rural kebeles of Kafa Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci (2013) 0.85
Health workers' experiences, barriers, preferences and motivating factors in using mHealth forms in Ethiopia. Hum Resour Health (2015) 0.84
Factors associated with contraceptive use in Tigray, North Ethiopia. Reprod Health (2017) 0.83
Opportunities to improve postpartum care for mothers and infants: design of context-specific packages of postpartum interventions in rural districts in four sub-Saharan African countries. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 0.83
Health extension program factors, frequency of household visits and being model households, improved utilization of basic health services in Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 0.83
Understanding inequalities in child health in Ethiopia: health achievements are improving in the period 2000-2011. PLoS One (2014) 0.81
The Ethiopian Health Extension Program and Variation in Health Systems Performance: What Matters? PLoS One (2016) 0.79
Health Extension Workers' and Mothers' Attitudes to Maternal Health Service Utilization and Acceptance in Adwa Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. PLoS One (2016) 0.78
The Health Extension Program and Its Association with Change in Utilization of Selected Maternal Health Services in Tigray Region, Ethiopia: A Segmented Linear Regression Analysis. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
The community-based Health Extension Program significantly improved contraceptive utilization in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. J Multidiscip Healthc (2014) 0.76
Reaching the unreached through trained and skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol. BMC Health Serv Res (2017) 0.75
Trends of modern contraceptive use among young married women based on the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys: a multivariate decomposition analysis. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among married pastoralist women in Bale eco-region, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res (2017) 0.75
The Role of Health Extension Workers in Linking Pregnant Women With Health Facilities for Delivery in Rural and Pastoralist Areas of Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci (2016) 0.75
Skilled delivery inequality in Ethiopia: to what extent are the poorest and uneducated mothers benefiting? Int J Equity Health (2017) 0.75
A time-use study of community health worker service activities in three rural districts of Tanzania (Rufiji, Ulanga and Kilombero). BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Peer outreach work as economic activity: implications for HIV prevention interventions among female sex workers. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Institutional delivery and postnatal care services utilizations in Abuna Gindeberet District, West Shewa, Oromiya Region, Central Ethiopia: A Community-based cross sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2016) 0.75
Low contribution of health extension workers in identification of persons with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopian Somali Region pastoralists. BMC Health Serv Res (2017) 0.75
Use of Balanced Scorecard Methodology for Performance Measurement of the Health Extension Program in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.75
Strategies for reducing maternal mortality: getting on with what works. Lancet (2006) 21.74
Lay health workers in primary and community health care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2005) 6.60
Health extension workers improve tuberculosis case detection and treatment success in southern Ethiopia: a community randomized trial. PLoS One (2009) 2.90
Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral treatment in Ethiopia: successes and system-wide effects. PLoS Med (2009) 2.52
Initial community perspectives on the Health Service Extension Programme in Welkait, Ethiopia. Hum Resour Health (2007) 1.89
Modeling trends of health and health related indicators in Ethiopia (1995-2008): a time-series study. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.56
Achieving child survival goals: potential contribution of community health workers. Lancet (2007) 14.72
The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges. Lancet (2009) 7.76
Use of the stepped wedge design cannot be recommended: a critical appraisal and comparison with the classic cluster randomized controlled trial design. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 5.56
Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2002) 4.62
WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors. Lancet (2004) 4.29
Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa? Hum Resour Health (2009) 4.00
Assessing a new approach to verbal autopsy interpretation in a rural Ethiopian community: the InterVA model. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 3.47
Refining a probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy data. Scand J Public Health (2006) 3.44
Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities. Lancet (2009) 3.35
Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet (2011) 3.21
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Setting priorities in child health research investments for South Africa. PLoS Med (2007) 2.93
Gluten ataxia in perspective: epidemiology, genetic susceptibility and clinical characteristics. Brain (2003) 2.41
The public health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Ethn Dis (2003) 2.40
The Joint Action and learning initiative: towards a global agreement on national and global responsibilities for health. PLoS Med (2011) 2.33
Why do women prefer home births in Ethiopia? BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2013) 2.24
Steep declines in population-level AIDS mortality following the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AIDS (2009) 2.09
Open reduction and internal fixation compared with ORIF and primary subtalar arthrodesis for treatment of Sanders type IV calcaneal fractures: a randomized multicenter trial. J Orthop Trauma (2014) 2.04
Use of acetaminophen and the risk of self-reported allergic symptoms and skin sensitization in Butajira, Ethiopia. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 1.94
Transfusion trigger trial for functional outcomes in cardiovascular patients undergoing surgical hip fracture repair (FOCUS). Transfusion (2006) 1.91
Pragmatic vs. explanatory: an adaptation of the PRECIS tool helps to judge the applicability of systematic reviews for daily practice. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 1.88
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts: evidence from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women. Soc Sci Med (2011) 1.88
Women's involvement in household decision-making and strengthening social capital-crucial factors for child survival in Ethiopia. Acta Paediatr (2007) 1.86
Evaluating the InterVA model for determining AIDS mortality from verbal autopsies in the adult population of Addis Ababa. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 1.86
Pushing the international health research agenda towards equity and effectiveness. Lancet (2004) 1.74
Non-Celiac Gluten sensitivity: the new frontier of gluten related disorders. Nutrients (2013) 1.74
Effect of geographical access to health facilities on child mortality in rural Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study. PLoS One (2012) 1.68
Factors associated with home delivery in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: a case control study. BMC Res Notes (2012) 1.67
Researchers should convince policy makers to perform a classic cluster randomized controlled trial instead of a stepped wedge design when an intervention is rolled out. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.61
DSS and DHS: longitudinal and cross-sectional viewpoints on child and adolescent mortality in Ethiopia. Popul Health Metr (2007) 1.60
Interviewing when family members are present. Am Fam Physician (2002) 1.56
Knowledge and performance of the Ethiopian health extension workers on antenatal and delivery care: a cross-sectional study. Hum Resour Health (2012) 1.55
Vulnerability to episodes of extreme weather: Butajira, Ethiopia, 1998-1999. Glob Health Action (2008) 1.53
Two-thirds of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in the community were undiagnosed in Northwest Ethiopia: population based cross-sectional study. PLoS One (2011) 1.53
Comparison of two survey methodologies to assess vaccination coverage. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 1.52
Excellent can be the enemy of good: the case of diarrhoea management. Lancet (2013) 1.52
Coprescription of triptans with potentially interacting medications: a cohort study involving 240,268 patients. Headache (2003) 1.49
The use of simplified verbal autopsy in identifying causes of adult death in a predominantly rural population in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2005) 1.49
Global Equity Gauge Alliance: reflections on early experiences. J Health Popul Nutr (2003) 1.48
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Clusters of lifestyle behaviors: results from the Dutch SMILE study. Prev Med (2007) 1.43
Current thinking about acute compartment syndrome of the lower extremity. Can J Surg (2010) 1.43
What is the way forward for health in Zimbabwe? Lancet (2009) 1.42
WHO guidelines for severe malnutrition: are they feasible in rural African hospitals? Arch Dis Child (2006) 1.40
A policy review of the community health worker programme in Iran. J Public Health Policy (2011) 1.39
An open letter to the Executive Board of WHO. Lancet (2002) 1.39
Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.39
Improving the hospital management of malnourished children by participatory research. Int J Qual Health Care (2004) 1.37
Study to prospectively evaluate reamed intramedually nails in patients with tibial fractures (S.P.R.I.N.T.): study rationale and design. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2008) 1.36
Lay health worker attrition: important but often ignored. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.34
Predictors of unintended pregnancy in Kersa, eastern Ethiopia, 2010. Reprod Health (2012) 1.33
Predictors of non-exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months among rural mothers in east Ethiopia: a community-based analytical cross-sectional study. Int Breastfeed J (2013) 1.32
Association of smoking and khat (Catha edulis Forsk) use with high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2006. Prev Chronic Dis (2008) 1.32
Household and socioeconomic factors associated with childhood febrile illnesses and treatment seeking behaviour in an area of epidemic malaria in rural Ethiopia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.31
Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health (2009) 1.31
Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.30
Community health workers' perspectives on their contribution to rural health and well-being in Iran. Am J Public Health (2011) 1.29
Building capacity without disrupting health services: public health education for Africa through distance learning. Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.28
Implications of the HIV testing protocol for refusal bias in seroprevalence surveys. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.27
Persistent behavioral alterations in rats neonatally exposed to low doses of the organophosphate pesticide, parathion. Brain Res Bull (2008) 1.26
Implications of the new WHO guidelines on HIV and infant feeding for child survival in South Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2010) 1.26
Travel history and malaria infection risk in a low-transmission setting in Ethiopia: a case control study. Malar J (2013) 1.25
Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study. AIDS Res Ther (2007) 1.24
Assessment of comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge level among in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia. J Int AIDS Soc (2013) 1.23
Prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among Ethiopian adults. Diabetes Metab Syndr (2012) 1.19
Displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures. J Orthop Trauma (2005) 1.18
Goodstart: a cluster randomised effectiveness trial of an integrated, community-based package for maternal and newborn care, with prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a South African township. Trop Med Int Health (2014) 1.18
High loss to followup and early mortality create substantial reduction in patient retention at antiretroviral treatment program in north-west ethiopia. ISRN AIDS (2012) 1.15
Maternal responses to childhood febrile illnesses in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in rural Ethiopia. Acta Trop (2007) 1.15
Human resources for maternal, newborn and child health: from measurement and planning to performance for improved health outcomes. Hum Resour Health (2011) 1.13
Long distance travelling and financial burdens discourage tuberculosis DOTs treatment initiation and compliance in Ethiopia: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.13
The Epidemiology of Sleep Quality, Sleep Patterns, Consumption of Caffeinated Beverages, and Khat Use among Ethiopian College Students. Sleep Disord (2012) 1.12
Prevalence of goiter in children 6 to 12 years of age in Ethiopia. Food Nutr Bull (2007) 1.12
Young adult and middle age mortality in Butajira demographic surveillance site, Ethiopia: lifestyle, gender and household economy. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.12
Effect of a mother-to-child HIV prevention programme on infant feeding and caring practices in South Africa. S Afr Med J (2002) 1.12
Seasonal variation in the prevalence of acute undernutrition among children under five years of age in east rural Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.11
Comparison of measures of adiposity in identifying cardiovascular disease risk among Ethiopian adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 1.11
Spatio-temporal clustering of mortality in Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia, from 1987 to 2008. Glob Health Action (2010) 1.11
Call for global health-systems impact assessments. Lancet (2009) 1.10
Low long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) use among household members for protection against mosquito bite in Kersa, Eastern Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.09
Access to water source, latrine facilities and other risk factors of active trachoma in Ankober, Ethiopia. PLoS One (2009) 1.07
Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.07
Sleep quality and its psychological correlates among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry (2012) 1.06
Wealth status, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and antenatal care (ANC) are determinants for low birth weight in Kersa, Ethiopia. PLoS One (2012) 1.06
Risk factors for intestinal parasitosis, anaemia, and malnutrition among school children in Ethiopia. Pathog Glob Health (2013) 1.05
Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatr (2012) 1.04
Meeting community health worker needs for maternal health care service delivery using appropriate mobile technologies in Ethiopia. PLoS One (2013) 1.04
Use of both Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire and Short Form-36 among tibial-fracture patients was redundant. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 1.04
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.03
Violence against women in relation to literacy and area of residence in Ethiopia. Glob Health Action (2010) 1.03
"Big food," the consumer food environment, health, and the policy response in South Africa. PLoS Med (2012) 1.03
Comparing diagnostic delay in cancer: a cross-sectional study in three European countries with primary care-led health care systems. Fam Pract (2011) 1.02
Analysis of human resources for health strategies and policies in 5 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to GFATM and PEPFAR-funded HIV-activities. Global Health (2013) 1.01
Predictors of perinatal mortality in rural population of Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective longitudinal study. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.01
Malaria infection has spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal heterogeneity in unstable malaria transmission areas in northwest Ethiopia. PLoS One (2013) 1.01
The goitre rate, its association with reproductive failure, and the knowledge of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) among women in Ethiopia: cross-section community based study. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.00
Children who were vaccinated, breast fed and from low parity mothers live longer: a community based case-control study in Jimma, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.00