Task-shifting to improve asthma education for Malawian children: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma education, a key component of long-term asthma management, is challenging in resource-limited settings with shortages of clinical staff. Task-shifting educational roles to lay (non-clinical) staff is a potential solution. We conducted a randomised controlled trial of an enhanced asthma care intervention for children in Malawi, which included reallocation of asthma education tasks to lay-educators. In this qualitative sub-study, we explored the experiences of asthmatic children, their families and lay-educators, to assess the acceptability, facilitators and barriers, and perceived value of the task-shifting asthma education intervention.

Methods

We conducted six focus group discussions, including 15 children and 28 carers, and individual interviews with four

SUBMITTER: Nkhalamba L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature