This study investigated the predictors of CHW knowledge of obstetric and early infant danger signs as well as performance in achieving antenatal care and immunization uptake among their clients. The study found that recency of training and experience were associated with improved CHW knowledge and performance. Clients of CHWs trained through the intervention were 15% more … [Read more...] about Training and experience outperform literacy and formal education as predictors of community health worker knowledge and performance, results from Rongo sub-county, Kenya.
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The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda
This three-year prospective observational study investigated the impact of a mobile health technology and a train the trainer model on CHW knowledge. At the conclusion of three years, CHWs who advanced trained a new cohort of 25 CHWs using mHealth. The study found that the model was highly effective, with the new cohort of 25 CHWs trained by the original CHWs exhibiting higher … [Read more...] about The Laro Kwo Project: A train the trainer model combined with mobile health technology for community health workers in Northern Uganda
Ethiopian Health Extension Workers’ Training Status and Perceived Competency
This study assesses Health Extension Worker’s (HEW) pre-service training status and perceived competency in Ethiopia. The study used a mixed methods approach to investigate Health Extension Program (HEP) activities by sampling 515 HEWs, 1,245 HEW trainees, 192 instructors, and 43 key informants. Results show 26% of HEWs showed competency in all the HEP activities, while 73% of … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Health Extension Workers’ Training Status and Perceived Competency
Addressing Tobacco Use in Underserved Communities Outside of Primary Care: The Need to Tailor Tobacco Cessation Training for Community Health Workers
The objectives of this study were to describe tobacco practices and the desire for related training among CHWs in communities with low socioeconomic status in Chicago, IL, U.S.A. A mixed-methods needs assessment survey was conducted to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards tobacco cessation among CHWs in Chicago. Focus groups with CHWs were also performed … [Read more...] about Addressing Tobacco Use in Underserved Communities Outside of Primary Care: The Need to Tailor Tobacco Cessation Training for Community Health Workers
Addition of mental health to the lady health worker curriculum in Pakistan: now or never
The purpose of this paper was to highlight the advantages of adopting the WHO’s Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) Version 2.0 into Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker’s program (LHW-P) curriculum. As the current LHW program does not include mental health as a curriculum subject, adding this topic from the mhGAP-IG would enable LHW’s to better support communities in … [Read more...] about Addition of mental health to the lady health worker curriculum in Pakistan: now or never