“I will not stop visiting!” a qualitative study of community health workers’ reluctance to withdraw household support following the end of a community-based intervention in Zimbabwe

“I will not stop visiting!” a qualitative study of community health workers’ reluctance to withdraw household support following the end of a community-based intervention in Zimbabwe

Abstract Background Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes are increasingly important in HIV service delivery. CHWs’ familiarity with the local context can improve intervention acceptability and sustainability but concerns have been raised about potential exploitation and “burnout” of CHWs as they...

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Main Authors: Joanna Busza, Ethel Dauya, Memory Makamba, Rashida A. Ferrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Zimbabwe
Community health workers
Intervention
Social support
Children
Caregivers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3531-x

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