Can public sector community health workers deliver a nurturing care intervention in South Africa? The Amagugu Asakhula feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurturing care interventions have the potential to promote health and development in early childhood. Amagugu Asakhula was designed to promote developmentally important dietary and movement behaviours among children of preschool age (3-5 years) in South Africa. An initial formative study in Cape Town found the intervention to be feasible and acceptable when delivered by community health workers (CHWs) linked to a community-based organisation. This study evaluated the delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention by CHWs linked to a public sector primary health care facility in Soweto, as this mode of delivery could have more potential for sustainability and scalability.

Methods

A qualitative design was utilised to assess feasibility, acceptability, adoption, appro

SUBMITTER: Klingberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7912559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature