Authors: Richard Mangwi Ayiasi, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Juliet Kiguli, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Patrick Kolsteren and Bart Criel
In the Ugandan context CHWs are given the collective name of Village Health Teams (VHTs). The national health policy in Uganda recognizes VHTs as constituent part of the health care system. VHTs in Uganda are assigned various tasks ranging from health education to dispensing of allopathic medicines.
This study aimed at exploring perceived maternal and newborn benefits of VHTs making home visits to prenatal and postnatal women and using mobile phone consultations to link VHTs to professional health care workers for further advice. Perceived benefits were explored from the perspectives of women, VHTs and health workers. Results from this study will help to interpret quantitative outcomes of the randomised community intervention trial.
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Human Resources Management/Workforce Development, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Task shifting, mHealth and Technology
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2015
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Uganda
Publisher May Restrict Access: No