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Citation |
Dick J, Clarke M, Van Zyl H, Daniels K. Int. Nurs. Rev. 2007; 54(4): 383-390. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, International Council of Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
Background: Early detection and effective case management of tuberculosis (TB) among a high-risk group of materially poor farm workers in an area of the Cape Winelands, South Africa, presents special challenges to the health community, where resource constraints lead to service reduction. In order to address this problem, local nurses established a collaborative partnership between permanent farm workers and their families, their employers, selected non-governmental organizations and the public health sector. In consultation with stakeholders, they developed an intervention primarily focusing on having peer selected trained lay health workers (LHWs) on farms, mentored and managed by nurses. |