Authors: Yoshito Kawakatsu, Tomohiko Sugishita, Hirotsugu Aiga, Kennedy Oruenjo, Steve Wakhule, Sumihisa Honda
In this longitudinal study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of four CHW interventions and their impact on CHW knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage. The four interventions were refresher training, provision of a bicycle, supportive supervision, and financial incentives. Researchers recruited nearly 1,300 CHWs from four districts in Kenya. After a year-long study period, authors found that CHWs’ health knowledge was increased by three single and combination interventions, including the refresher training course. In contrast, rates of job satisfaction were only increased by financial incentives, and no single intervention was able to increase household coverage. Overall, there was no single intervention that was found to improve all aspects of CHW performance, suggesting that a combination of interventions are needed to improve CHW knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage.
Link: Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers' performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data
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Resource Topic: CHW, Incentive, Intervention, Job satisfaction, Training
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2022
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Kenya
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