Is task-shifting a solution to the health workers' shortage in Northern Ghana?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the experiences and perceptions of health workers and implementers of task-shifting in rural health facilities in Upper East Region, Ghana.

Methods

Data was collected through field interviews. A total of sixty eight (68) in-depth interviews were conducted with health workers' in primary health care facilities (health centres); Four in-depth interviews with key persons involved in staff management was conducted to understand how task-shifting is organised including its strengths and challenges. The health workers interview guide was designed with the aim of getting data on official tasks of health workers, additional tasks assigned to them, how they perceive these tasks, and the challenges associated with the practice of task-shifting.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Okyere E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373592 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature