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A comparative study of an NGO-sponsored CHW programme versus a ministry of health sponsored CHW programme in rural Kenya: a process evaluation

Authors: Jackline O Aridi, Sarah A Chapman, Margaret A Wagah, Joel Negin

Published in: Human Resources for Health | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

The varied performance of Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes in different contexts has highlighted the need for implementation of research that focuses on programme delivery issues. This paper presents the results of process evaluations conducted on two different models of CHW programme delivery in adjacent rural communities in in Gem District of Western Kenya. One model was implemented by the Millennium Villages Project (MVP), and the other model was implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH) as part of Kenya’s National CHW programme.

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Title: A comparative study of an NGO-sponsored CHW programme versus a ministry of health sponsored CHW programme in rural Kenya: a process evaluation
Authors: Jackline O Aridi
Sarah A Chapman
Margaret A Wagah
Joel Negin
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Human Resources for Health / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-64

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