Authors: Nava Ashraf, Oriana Bandiera, Edward Davenport, Scott S Lee
In this commentary article, authors discuss the history of CHW policy in Zambia, where community health assistants and community health workers serve in distinct and separate roles. Additionally, authors address criticism of a previously published randomized control trial (RCT) which investigated the effect of job advertisement posters on the Zambian CHW workforce. Through this case study, they illustrate the pitfalls of the RCT methodology when applied to CHW research, in particular.
Link: Commentary on “Promising careers? A critical analysis of a randomised control trial in community health worker recruitment in Zambia,” by James Wintrup
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Workforce expansion, Workforce shortage
Resource Type: Commentary
Year: 2022
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Zambia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No