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Health Workers’ Perspectives, Knowledge And Skills Regarding Community Case Management Of Childhood Diarrhoea And Pneumonia: A Qualitative Inquiry For An Implementation Research Project “Nigraan” In District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan, Fauziah Rabbani, Shagufta Perveen, Wafa Aftab, Aysha Zahidie, Kashif Sangrasi, Shamim Ahmad Qazi Ahmad Qazi
Health Workers’ Perspectives, Knowledge And Skills Regarding Community Case Management Of Childhood Diarrhoea And Pneumonia: A Qualitative Inquiry For An Implementation Research Project “Nigraan” In District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan, Fauziah Rabbani, Shagufta Perveen, Wafa Aftab, Aysha Zahidie, Kashif Sangrasi, Shamim Ahmad Qazi Ahmad Qazi
Community Health Sciences
BACKGROUND:
Pakistan's Lady Health Worker Programme aims to provide care to children sick with pneumonia and diarrhoea, which continues to cause 27 % under-five mortality in Pakistan. The quality of supervision received by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) in the programme influence their knowledge and skills, in turn impacting their ability to provide care.
METHODS:
This study is part of an implementation research project titled "Nigraan" (an Urdu word meaning supervisor), and explores LHW and Lady Health Supervisor (LHS) perspectives regarding the role of supervision in improving LHWs performance and motivation in district Badin, Sindh, Pakistan. Their knowledge and skills regarding …
Inspiring Health Worker Motivation With Supportive Supervision: A Survey Of Lady Health Supervisor Motivating Factors In Rural Pakistan, Fauziah Rabbani, Leah Shipton, Wafa Aftab, Kashif Sangrasi, Shagufta Perveen, Aysha Zahidie
Inspiring Health Worker Motivation With Supportive Supervision: A Survey Of Lady Health Supervisor Motivating Factors In Rural Pakistan, Fauziah Rabbani, Leah Shipton, Wafa Aftab, Kashif Sangrasi, Shagufta Perveen, Aysha Zahidie
Community Health Sciences
BACKGROUND:
Community health worker motivation is an important consideration for improving performance and addressing maternal, newborn, and child health in low and middle-income countries. Therefore, identifying health system interventions that address motivating factors in resource-strained settings is essential. This study is part of a larger implementation research project called Nigraan, which is intervening on supportive supervision in the Lady Health Worker Programme to improve community case management of pneumonia and diarrhea in rural Pakistan. This study explored the motivation of Lady Health Supervisors, a cadre of community health workers, with particular attention to their views on supportive supervision.
METHODS:
Twenty-nine …