Retention and sustainability of community-based health volunteers' activities: A qualitative study in rural Northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shortage of formal health workers has led to the utilization of Community-Based Health Volunteers (CBHV) to provide health care services to people especially in rural and neglected communities. Community-based health volunteers have been effective partners in health care delivery at the community level for many years. The challenge is how to retain these volunteers and also sustain their activities. This study explored factors affecting retention and sustainability of community-based health volunteers' activities in a rural setting in Northern Ghana.

Methods

This was a qualitative study comprising thirty-two in-depth interviews (IDIs) with health volunteers and health workers in-charge of health volunteers' activities. Purposive sampling technique was used to

SUBMITTER: Chatio S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5352025 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature