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Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation

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Authors: Hermen Ormel, Maryse Kok, Sumit Kane, Rukhsana Ahmed, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Daniel Gemechu, Lilian Otiso, Mohsin Sidat, Sally Theobald, Miriam Taegtmeyer & Korrie de Koning

There has been a renewed attention for the need to strengthen CHWs performance, which partly depends on motivation. This paper analyzes the use of incentives and their influence on improving CHW motivation.

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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Motivation/incentives, Performance management, Performance-based incentives, Recruitment and Retention

Resource Type: Research

Year: 2019

Region: Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Country: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique

Publisher May Restrict Access: No

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