Authors: Enock O Marita, Richard Gichuki, Elda Watulo, Sylla Thiam, Sarah Karanja
Trained community health volunteers (CHVs) provide community case management of malaria (CCMM) in rural Kenya, but information on the quality of services is limited. Through a cross-sectional survey, this study found that 62% of CHVs offered quality services for malaria management. The study found a direct association between quality of services CHVs provided and stock-outs of artemether-lumefantrine, stock-outs of malaria rapid diagnostic tests and support supervision. The paper suggests that with a reliable supply of commodities, regular support supervision and additional biosafety, CHVs can provide improved CCMM in rural Kenya.
Link: Determinants of quality in home-based management of malaria by community health volunteers in rural Kenya.
Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Case Management, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, LMIC, Malaria, Rural
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Kenya
Publisher May Restrict Access: No