Authors: James S. Miller, Palka Patel, Sara Mian-McCarthy, Andrew Christopher Wesuta, Michael Matte, Moses Ntaro, Shem Bwambale, Jessica Kenney, Geren S. Stone & Edgar Mugema Mulogo
In Uganda, Village Health Workers (VHW) practice Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) care, which provides health care assessments of children under the age of 5 years and treatment for malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea where needed. This study examined community usage of and satisfaction with iCCM care;t 60% of households that accessed iCCM care rated their experience as very good or excellent, 97% would seek iCCM care in the future and 92% were “confident” or “very confident” in the village health worker’s capability.
Link: Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
Resource Topic: Community Case Management, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Training
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Uganda
Publisher May Restrict Access: No