Validity of using mobile phone surveys to evaluate community health worker program in Mali.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The monitoring and evaluation of public health programs based on traditional face-to-face interviews in hard-to-reach and unstable regions present many challenges. Mobile phone-based methods are considered to be an effective alternative, but the validity of mobile phone-based data for assessing implementation strength has not been sufficiently studied yet. Nested within an evaluation project for an integrated community case management (iCCM) and family planning program in Mali, this study aimed to assess the validity of a mobile phone-based health provider survey to measure the implementation strength of this program.

Methods

From July to August 2018, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among the community health workers (ASCs) from six rural districts working

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8176601 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature