Incentive preferences for community health volunteers in Kenya: findings from a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health volunteers (CHVs) play crucial roles in enabling access to healthcare at the community levels. Although CHVs are considered volunteers, programmes provide financial and non-financial incentives. However, there is limited evidence on which bundle of financial and non-financial incentives are most effective for their improved performance.

Methods

We used a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to understand incentive preferences of CHVs with the aim to improve their motivation, performance and retention. Relevant incentive attributes were identified through qualitative interviews with CHVs and with their supervisors. We then deployed a nominal group technique to generate and rank preferred attributes among CHVs. We developed a DCE based on the five attri

SUBMITTER: Abuya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8258597 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature