Assessing competence of mid-level providers delivering primary health care in India: a clinical vignette-based study in Chhattisgarh state.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global commitment to primary health care (PHC) has been reconfirmed in the declaration of Astana, 2018. India has also seen an upswing in national commitment to implement PHC. Health and wellness centres (HWCs) have been introduced, one at every 5000 population, with the fundamental purpose of bringing a comprehensive range of primary care services closer to where people live. The key addition in each HWC is of a mid-level healthcare provider (MLHP). Nurses were provided a 6-month training to play this role as community health officers (CHOs). But no assessments are available of the clinical competence of this newly inducted cadre for delivering primary care. The current study was aimed at providing an assessment of competence of CHOs in the Indian state of Chhattisg

SUBMITTER: Garg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9097044 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature