{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,21]],"date-time":"2026-08-21T14:04:35Z","timestamp":1787321075043,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":30,"publisher":"International Society of Global Health","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,6]]},"DOI":"10.7189\/jogh.09.010418","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,28]],"date-time":"2019-02-28T12:45:25Z","timestamp":1551357925000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Piloting a participatory, community-based health information system for strengthening community-based health services: findings of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in the slums of Freetown, Sierra Leone"],"prefix":"10.7189","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Emily Cummings","family":"O\u2019Connor","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Hutain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Megan","family":"Christensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Musa Sahid","family":"Kamara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abu","family":"Conteh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eric","family":"Sarriot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas T","family":"Samba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henry B","family":"Perry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4223","reference":[{"key":"key20190228124447_R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"41","DOI":"10.1093\/heapol\/czs023","article-title":"The emergence of global attention to health systems strengthening.","volume":"28","author":"Hafner","year":"2013","journal-title":"Health Policy Plan"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"139","DOI":"10.1177\/0272684X17738089","article-title":"Community involvement in health systems strengthening to improve global health outcomes: A review of guidelines and potential roles.","volume":"37","author":"Sacks","year":"2017","journal-title":"Int Q Community Health Educ"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"962","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(08)61406-3","article-title":"Community participation: lessons for maternal, newborn, and child health.","volume":"372","author":"Rosato","year":"2008","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"010908","DOI":"10.7189\/jogh.07.010908","article-title":"Comprehensive review of the evidence regarding the effectiveness of community-based primary health care in improving maternal, neonatal and child health: 8. summary and recommendations of the Expert Panel.","volume":"7","author":"Black","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Glob Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R5","unstructured":"World Health Organization. Community engagement for quality, integrated, people-centred and resilient health services. 2018. Available: http:\/\/www.who.int\/servicedeliverysafety\/areas\/qhc\/community-engagement\/en\/. Accessed: 24 August 2018."},{"key":"key20190228124447_R6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e467","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214-109X(17)30152-3","article-title":"Community health workers: emerging from the shadows?","volume":"5","author":"Lancet Global Health","year":"2017","journal-title":"Lancet Glob Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"020401","DOI":"10.7189\/jogh.07.020401","article-title":"Expanding the population coverage of evidence-based interventions with community health workers to save the lives of mothers and children: an analysis of potential global impact using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).","volume":"7","author":"Chou","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Glob Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"623","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-016-1860-1","article-title":"Synergies, strengths and challenges: findings on community capability from a systematic health systems research literature review.","volume":"16","author":"George","year":"2016","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv Res"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R9"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R10","unstructured":"UNDP. Human Development Report 2016, Human Development for Everyone. 2016. Available: http:\/\/hdr.undp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016_human_development_report.pdfb. Accessed: 24 August 2018."},{"key":"key20190228124447_R11","unstructured":"UNICEF. The State of the World's Children 2017: Children in a Digital World. 2017. Available: https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/publications\/files\/SOWC_2017_ENG_WEB.pdf. Accessed: 24 August 2018."},{"key":"key20190228124447_R12"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R13"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"010419","DOI":"10.7189\/jogh.09.010419","article-title":"Engaging communities in collecting and using results from verbal autopsies for child deaths: an example from urban slums in Freetown, Sierra Leone.","volume":"1","author":"Hutain","year":"2019","journal-title":"J Glob Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1102","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1467-7717.2010.01185.x","article-title":"Operational challenges to community participation in post-disaster damage assessments: observations from Fiji.","volume":"34","author":"Meheux","year":"2010","journal-title":"Disasters"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e35042","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0035042","article-title":"A systems approach to improving rural care in Ethiopia.","volume":"7","author":"Bradley","year":"2012","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"51","DOI":"10.2190\/IQ.28.1.e","article-title":"Child malaria in sub-saharan Africa: effective control and prevention require a health promotion approach.","volume":"28","author":"Houeto","year":"2007-2018","journal-title":"Int Q Community Health Educ"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6","DOI":"10.1007\/s11524-016-0026-0","article-title":"First Steps in Initiating an Effective Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Program in Urban Slums: the BRAC Manoshi Project\u2019s Experience with Community Engagement, Social Mapping, and Census Taking in Bangladesh.","volume":"93","author":"Marcil","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Urban Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"626","DOI":"10.9745\/GHSP-D-16-00226","article-title":"Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies.","volume":"4","author":"Gillespie","year":"2016","journal-title":"Glob Health Sci Pract"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R20","unstructured":"DuBois M, Wake C, Sturridge S, Bennett C. The Ebola Response in West Africa: Exposing the Politics and Culture of International Aid. 2015. Available: https:\/\/www.odi.org\/sites\/odi.org.uk\/files\/odi-assets\/publications-opinion-files\/9903.pdf. Accessed: 24 August 2018."},{"key":"key20190228124447_R21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"37","DOI":"10.13189\/ujmsj.2014.020401","article-title":"Utilization of communtiy-based health information system in decision making and health action in Nyalenda, Kisimu County, Kenya.","volume":"2","author":"Jeremie","year":"2014","journal-title":"Universal Journal of Medical Science"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R22","first-page":"120","article-title":"Evaluation of a community level nutrition information system for action in a rural community of Zaria, Northern Nigeria.","volume":"3","author":"Sabitu","year":"2004","journal-title":"Ann Afr Med"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0144662","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0144662","article-title":"Can Community Health Workers Report Accurately on Births and Deaths? Results of Field Assessments in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mali.","volume":"11","author":"Silva","year":"2016","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R24","first-page":"26","article-title":"The role of community-based surveillance in health outcomes measurement.","volume":"40","author":"Kyei-Faried","year":"2006","journal-title":"Ghana Med J"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S5","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-6963-14-S1-S5","article-title":"Validity and reliability of data collected by community health workers in rural and peri-urban contexts in Kenya.","volume":"14","author":"Otieno-Odawa","year":"2014","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv Res"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R26","unstructured":"Perry H, Crigler L. Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and Policymakers. 2014. Available: http:\/\/www.mchip.net\/sites\/default\/files\/mchipfiles\/MCHIP_CHW%20Ref%20Guide.pdf. Accessed: 24 August 2018."},{"key":"key20190228124447_R27"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"56","DOI":"10.1186\/1478-4491-12-56","article-title":"A Community Health Worker \u201clogic model\u201d: towards a theory of enhanced performance in low- and middle-income countries.","volume":"12","author":"Naimoli","year":"2014","journal-title":"Hum Resour Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1186\/1478-4491-10-38","article-title":"Increasing community health worker productivity and effectiveness: a review of the influence of the work environment.","volume":"10","author":"Jaskiewicz","year":"2012","journal-title":"Hum Resour Health"},{"key":"key20190228124447_R30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1207","DOI":"10.1093\/heapol\/czu126","article-title":"Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review.","volume":"30","author":"Kok","year":"2015","journal-title":"Health Policy Plan"}],"container-title":["Journal of Global Health"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/jogh.org\/documents\/issue201901\/jogh-09-010418.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,12]],"date-time":"2022-09-12T16:40:02Z","timestamp":1663000802000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/jogh.org\/documents\/issue201901\/jogh-09-010418.pdf"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,21]]},"references-count":30,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,6]]}},"alternative-id":["10.7189\/jogh.09.010418"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7189\/jogh.09.010418","relation":{},"ISSN":["2047-2978","2047-2986"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2047-2978","type":"print"},{"value":"2047-2986","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,21]]},"article-number":"010418"}}