Voices from the Field: Perspectives from Community Health Workers on Health Care Delivery in Rural KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa
Open Access
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 196 (3) , S505-S511
- https://doi.org/10.1086/521122
Abstract
Background. As the primary link between the formal health care sector (clinics, physicians, and nurses) and the household level in South Africa, community health workers (CHWs) provide a critical perspective on barriers that exist in rural health care delivery.Keywords
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