Human resource time commitments and associated costs of Community Caregiver outreach team operations in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In South Africa, Community Caregivers (CCGs) visit households to provide basic healthcare services including those for tuberculosis and HIV. However, CCG workloads, costs, and time burden are largely unknown. Our objective was to assess the workloads and operational costs for CCG teams operating in different settings in South Africa.

Methods

Between March and October 2018, we collected standardized self-reported activity time forms from 11 CCG pairs working at two public health clinics in Ekurhuleni district, South Africa. CCG workloads were assessed based on activity unit times, per-household visit time, and mean daily number of successful household visits. Using activity-based times and CCG operating cost data, we assessed CCG annual and per-household visit co

SUBMITTER: Mukora R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987772 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature