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Health facility caseload changes during the introduction of a CHW-intervention, in UgandaSham Lal (Poster number PST3.006)

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‐ Interrupted time series approach‐ Linear segmented regression models‐ Pre-intervention trends vs. intervention-period trends

‐ Findings‐ Malaria visits declined sharply after a CHW-intervention ‐ Three months after, malaria visits declined by 69%, compared to the pre-intervention period.‐ Non-malaria visits remained the same

‐ Conclusions‐ Reduced utilisation at health centres may make more time available

for health workers‐ The health worker’s role may be expanded to include additional roles

PLOS One Lal S, et al. Health Facility Utilisation Changes during the Introduction of Community Case Management of Malaria in South Western Uganda: An Interrupted Time Series Approach. PLoS One. 2015; doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137448