Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries.

ABSTRACT: Supportive supervision is an important element of community health worker (CHW) programmes and is believed to improve CHW motivation and performance. A group supervision intervention, which included training and mentorship of supervisors, was implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. In three of the countries, this was combined with individual and/or peer supervision. A mixed-methods implementation study was conducted to assess the effect of the supervision intervention on CHWs' perceptions of supervision and CHW motivation-related outcomes. In total, 153 in-depth interviews were conducted with CHWs, their supervisors and managers. In addition, questionnaires assessing perceived supervision and motivation-related outcomes (organizational and community commitment, job satisfact

SUBMITTER: Kok MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6263021 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature