Factors influencing the performance of community health workers: A qualitative study of Anganwadi Workers from Bihar, India.

ABSTRACT: Globally, there remain significant knowledge and evidence gaps around how to support Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes to achieve high coverage and quality of interventions. India's Integrated Child Development Services scheme employs the largest CHW cadre in the world-Anganwadi Workers (AWWs). However, factors influencing the performance of these workers remain under researched. Lessons from it have potential to impact on other large scale global CHW programmes. A qualitative study of AWWs in the Indian state of Bihar was conducted to identify key drivers of performance in 2015. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 AWWs; data was analysed using both inductive and deductive thematic analysis. The study adapted and contextualised existing frameworks on CHW performance, finding

SUBMITTER: John A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7688170 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature