Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services

Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services

Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are a component of the health system in many countries, providing effective community-based services to mothers and infants. However, implementation of CHW programmes at scale has been challenging in many settings. Aim: To explore the acceptability of CHWs...

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Main Authors: Merridy Grant, Aurene Wilford, Lyn Haskins, Sifiso Phakathi, Ntokozo Mntambo, Christiane M. Horwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-05-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
Community health workers
trust
community based interventions
maternal health
child health
qualitative research
primary health care (PHC)
South Africa
low and middle income countries.
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1281

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