Community participation in the health system: analyzing the implementation of community health committee policies in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health committees (CHCs) are a mechanism for communities to voluntarily participate in making decisions and providing oversight of the delivery of community health services. For CHCs to succeed, governments need to implement policies that promote community participation. Our research aimed to analyze factors influencing the implementation of CHC-related policies in Kenya.

Methods

Using a qualitative study design, we extracted data from policy documents and conducted 12 key informant interviews with health workers and health managers in two counties (rural and urban) and the national Ministry of Health. We applied content analysis for both the policy documents and interview transcripts and summarized the factors that influenced the implementation of CHC-r

SUBMITTER: Karuga R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156468 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature