This paper explored individual, community, and BRAC work-related factors that influenced volunteer Shasthya Shebika (SS) performance. The authors found that age, education, experience, and community recognition positively affected SS performance. However, they also noted challenges with BRAC, particularly in its compensation of SS. The paper concludes by advising BRAC to modify … [Read more...] about Performance of volunteer community health workers in implementing home-fortification interventions in Bangladesh: A qualitative investigation
Performance management
Using mobile phones to improve community health workers performance in low-and-middle-income countries
The authors of this study stress the importance of mHealth to enhance the impact of CHW’ work in LMICs. They emphasize the importance of mobile phones for data collection, provider communication, and monitoring. They also point out that obstacles, such as a lack of mHealth training and internet service, can hinder the effective use and rollout of mhealth solutions and argue for … [Read more...] about Using mobile phones to improve community health workers performance in low-and-middle-income countries
Performance of community health workers and associated factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda
Conducted in rural Uganda, this cross-sectional qualitative study evaluated CHW performance and elements associated with performance among 201 CHWs. . Results indicated that only 19.9% of the CHWs performed well and that 90.3% of CHWs ran out of necessary medication in the 6 months before the study. Furthermore, of the 98.5% of CHWs that stressed the importance of motivation in … [Read more...] about Performance of community health workers and associated factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda
A conceptual framework for measuring community health workforce performance within primary health care systems
Management of CHW programs requires better data collection approaches at the community level. This paper describes a framework and proposes a list of metrics to monitor CHW performance in low- and middle-income countries. … [Read more...] about A conceptual framework for measuring community health workforce performance within primary health care systems
Means, Motives and Opportunity: determinants of community health worker performance
The Means, Motives and Opportunity (MMO) framework can be used to identify determinants of CHW performance. This article uses the case study of Anganwadi Workers (village nutrition workers) in Bihar, India to demonstrate how the framework is applied. … [Read more...] about Means, Motives and Opportunity: determinants of community health worker performance