Authors: Nikita Arora, Romain Crastes dit Sourd, Matthew Quaife, Anna Vassall, Giulia Ferrari, Deda Ogum Alangea, Theresa Tawiah, Rebecca Kyerewaa Dwommoh Prah, Rachel Jewkes, Kara Hanson, Sergio Torres Rueda
The purpose of this study was to better understand the preferences of community-based action teams (COMBATS) in regards to incentives within the Rural Response System in Ghana. Researchers wished to utilize the results of this study to increase overall programmatic impact and to maximize the retention of these volunteers on sensitizing the community about violence against women and girls (VAWG) and providing counseling services in rural areas. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted among 107 COMBAT volunteers to examine their stated preferences for financial and non-financial incentives. Results uncovered that overall, COMBAT volunteers were most interested in receiving training in volunteering skills and being given quarterly supervision. In addition, subgroups of COMBAT workers were identified as having distinct preferences for certain incentives. These findings may be leveraged by program managers to improve volunteer health workers’, including CHWs’, motivation and retention in the context of community-based initiatives such as Ghana’s Rural Response System.
Link: The stated preferences of community-based volunteers for roles in the prevention of violence against women and girls in Ghana: A discrete choice analysis
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Resource Topic: CHW, Community-based action teams (COMBATs), Motivation, Retention, Violence against women and children (VAWG)
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2023
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Ghana
Publisher May Restrict Access: No