Health extension workers' perceived health system context and health post preparedness to provide services: a cross-sectional study in four Ethiopian regions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The health system context influences the implementation of evidence-based practices and quality of healthcare services. Ethiopia aims at reaching universal health coverage but faces low primary care utilisation and substandard quality of care. We assessed the health extension workers' perceived context and the preparedness of health posts to provide services.

Setting

This study was part of evaluating a complex intervention in 52 districts of four regions of Ethiopia. This paper used the endline data collected from December 2018 to February 2019.

Participants

A total of 152 health posts and health extension workers serving selected enumeration areas were included.

Outcome measures

We used the Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool and the

SUBMITTER: Getachew T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191611 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature