The Role of Community Health Agents in Promoting Social Change in Peru.
Background: Community health agents (CHAs) provide basic health services and increase health care access thereby improving health outcomes for peri-urban regions in Peru. Few studies analyze the effect that becoming a CHA has on women's interpersonal interactions. We aim to explore the impact CHAs m...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 485 - 492 |
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Springer Nature
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