Journal article
Evaluation of a volunteer community-based health worker program for providing contraceptive services in Madagascar
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Madagascar recently scaled up their volunteer community health worker (CHW) program in maternal health and family planning to reach remote and underserved communities.
STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional evaluation using a systematic sample of 100 CHWs trained to provide contraceptive counseling and short-acting contraceptive services at the community level. CHWs were interviewed on demographics, recruitment, training, …
Authors
Gallo MF; Walldorf J; Kolesar R; Agarwal A; Kourtis AP; Jamieson DJ; Finlay A
Journal
Contraception, Vol. 88, No. 5, pp. 657–665
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.contraception.2013.06.008
ISSN
0010-7824
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultClinical CompetenceCommunity Health WorkersContraceptive Agents, FemaleCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesDrug ImplantsFamily Planning ServicesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInservice TrainingMadagascarMaleMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicProgram EvaluationQuality of Health CareVolunteersWorkforceYoung Adult