Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers' performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health workers (CHWs) are up-front health workers delivering the most effective life-saving health services to communities. They are the key driver to achieve Universal Health Coverage. However, maintaining CHWs' performance is one of the challenges in sustaining their effectiveness. This article assessed the effectiveness of the four interventions and their combinations on the CHWs' performance in terms of health knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage.

Methods

We used the longitudinal survey data collected in western Kenya. Our study participants were the representative of all CHWs working in the four districts, Kenya. The four types of interventions were composed of a basic core intervention (i.e., refresher training with/without defaulter

SUBMITTER: Kawakatsu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8991856 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature