Evaluating Health Worker Performance in Benin Using the Simulated Client Method with Real Children


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Rowe AK, Onikpo F, Lama M, Deming MS

Series/Journal Title:

Implementation Science

Volume:

7

Issue:

95

Pages:

22

Description:

The simulated client (SC) method for evaluating health worker performance utilizes surveyors who pose as patients to make surreptitious observations during consultations. During a trial that evaluated a quality improvement intervention in Benin, the authors conducted an SC survey with adult caretakers as surveyors and real children to evaluate the feasibility of this approach for evaluating health worker performance for pediatric illnesses. [adapted from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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