Authors: Lucia Mungapeyi Mupara, John Jules O. Mogaka , William R. Brieger, and Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni
In this study, researchers sought to validate the Community Health Worker Program Integration Scorecard Metrics (CHWP-ISM), which is a recently developed scale for determining the degree of integration of CHW programs into national health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers assessed the following components of the CHWP-ISM: dimensionality, construct validity, and the CHWP-ISM scale’s internal consistency. The findings of this study suggest that this validated scale offers an effective tool for policy advisers, health systems actors, donors, non-governmental organizations, and other CHW program stakeholders to quantitatively assess the integration status of CHW programs into national health systems.
Link: Health systems strengthening through policy-level integration of community health worker programs into national health systems for improved health outcomes - scorecard metrics validation: A bifactor structural equation model approach
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Resource Topic: CHW programs, National Health Systems, Policy-level Integration
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2023
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: South Africa
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