Effectiveness of education programme to increase competency of health cadres in Indonesia: a cluster non-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Health cadres, who assist midwives in supporting pregnant women in community settings, need to enhance their competencies in identifying risk factors and referring high-risk pregnant women to midwives for further care. Since the capabilities of these health cadres are influenced by maternal complications, an educational programme was implemented to strengthen their skills. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the competency of health cadres by providing a researcher-developed educational programme.

Design

An open-label, cluster non-randomised controlled trial.

Setting and participants

Health cadres with at least 1 year of work experience were recruited at six public health centres (PHCs) in Banjarnegara Regency, Indonesia.

Interventions

Six PHCs w

SUBMITTER: Sulistyorini D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750759 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature