Retention of Female Volunteer Community Health Workers in Dhaka Urban Slums: a Prospective Cohort Study
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Human Resources for Health
Volume:
12
Issue:
29
Description:
Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) are a key approach to improving community-based maternal and child health services in developing countries. A case–control study conducted in response to high dropout rates in the first year of the project showed that financial incentives, social prestige, community approval and household responsibilities were related to early retention in the project. In our present prospective cohort study, we aimed to better understand the factors associated with retention of volunteer CHWs once the project was more mature. [adapted from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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