Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Johnson, Levona"
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Assessment of risk factors for Non-Communicable diseases among a cohort of community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
Johnson, Levona; Schopp, Laura; Waggie, Firdouza; Frantz, J.M (The College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi, 2021-09)Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been identified as the key health professionals to drive the agenda of the prevention of health risk behaviours, linked to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa. They ... -
Emerging from the Shadows: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Facing Community Health Workers in Western Cape, South Africa
Schopp, Laura; Majee, Wilson; Johnson, Levona (MDPI, 2020)Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ... -
Emerging from the shadows: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors facing community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
Majee, Wilson; Schopp, Laura; Johnson, Levona (MDPI, 2020)Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ... -
A Self-Management Training Intervention: Perceptions and Practices of Community Health Workers in South Africa
Majee, Wilson; Anakwe, A; Johnson, Levona; Rhoda, Anthea; Frantz, Jose; Schopp, Laura (2019-07-15)Background. While community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used as a strategy for increasing health care access, particularly in rural communities, interventions are needed to improve their skill sets in ...