Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education

MJ Schleiff, I Aitken, MA Alam, ZA Damtew… - Health Research Policy …, 2021 - Springer
Background This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health
Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have …

Importance of work engagement in primary healthcare

P Szilvassy, K Širok - BMC health services research, 2022 - Springer
Background Work engagement is crucial for quality care at the primary healthcare level. This
is especially true during the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has effects on the community from …

Community health nursing in Iran: A review of challenges and solutions (an integrative review)

A Hosseinnejad, M Rassouli, S Jahani… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and Objective In recent decades, nursing has witnessed many changes in Iran.
Despite the numerous advances in nursing, the health system faces many challenges in …

Motivation and job satisfaction of community health workers in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach

Y Ejigu, N Abera, W Haileselassie, N Berhanu… - Human Resources for …, 2023 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has been providing health care to its rural population since 2004 using
female Community Health Workers called Health Extension Workers (HEWs). The HEWs are …

Human resource management for ghanaian nurses: Job satisfaction versus turnover intentions

DN Coudounaris, IN Akuffo, AO Nkulenu - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The study has the aim of exploring the determinants of turnover intentions and job
satisfaction of nurses. A survey of 163 nurses from two public and two private hospitals in the …

How to do (or not to do)… Measuring health worker motivation in surveys in low-and middle-income countries

J Borghi, J Lohmann, E Dale, F Meheus… - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
A health system's ability to deliver quality health care depends on the availability of
motivated health workers, which are insufficient in many low income settings. Increasing …

Implementing community-based health planning and services in impoverished urban communities: health workers' perspective

AU Nwameme, PTN Tabong, PB Adongo - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Three-quarters of sub-Saharan Africa's urban population currently live under
slum conditions making them susceptible to ill health and diseases. Ghana characterizes the …

Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom …

H Elsey, M Abboah-Offei, AL Vidyasagaran… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Despite renewed emphasis on strengthening primary health care globally, the
sector remains under-resourced across sub–Saharan Africa. Community-based Health …

Socio-cultural barriers to the delivery and utilisation of child healthcare services in rural Ghana: a qualitative study

FK Nyande, E Ricks, M Williams… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Over half of global deaths among children under five years of age occur in sub-
Saharan Africa. Prompt and consistent access to and utilisation of child healthcare services …

Engaging village health workers in non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control in Vietnam: A qualitative study

H Long, Z Ma, TTD Hanh, HV Minh, LB Rawal… - Global Public …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to grow in Vietnam, and
reducing the burden of NCDs is a national priority. This study explored perspective of …