Assessment of interventions to attract and retain health workers in rural Zambia: a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Workforce shortages, particularly in rural areas, limit the delivery of health services in Zambia. Policymakers and researchers co-created this study to identify potential non-monetary employment incentives and assess their cost-effectiveness to attract and retain public sector health workers to the rural areas of Zambia.

Methods

The study consisted of two key phases: a discrete choice experiment (DCE), preceded by a qualitative component to inform DCE questionnaire development. Firstly, in qualitative interviews with 25 health workers and focus group discussions (FGDs) with 253 health students, participants were asked to discuss job attributes and potential incentives that would influence their job choices. Based on this exercise and in consultation with policyma

SUBMITTER: Prust ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6448309 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature