Assessing costs of developing a digital program for training community health workers to deliver treatment for depression: A case study in rural India.

ABSTRACT: Digital technology has emerged as a promising approach for training and building capacity of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Little is known about the cost of developing digital training programs in LMICs, which hinders the adoption, implementation, and scaling up of the programs in routine primary care settings. This study assessed the costs of developing a digital program for training community health workers to deliver a psychological treatment for depression in a rural district of Madhya Pradesh, India. We developed survey instruments to document required resources in development, including involved personnel (their roles, responsibilities, time spent, and salaries or payments), information technologies (e.g., smartphones, software programs),

SUBMITTER: Joshi U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8730743 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature