Table 1 Summary of performance-based incentive system
Incentive item | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
Ugandan shillings | Dollars1 | |
Routine visits | ||
Visit to patient with acute illness or recent discharge from hospital | 500 | $0.25 |
Medication delivery to chronic disease patient | 500 | $0.25 |
Annual family information form completed | 400 | $0.20 |
Monthly follow-up visit | 300 | $0.15 |
Identification of new patients | ||
Chronic disease patient identified | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Pregnant woman identified and counseled | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Neonate identified and visited | 500 | $0.25 |
Malnourished child identified and referred | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Disabled child identified and referred | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Death identified and family counseled | 500 | $0.25 |
‘Difficult home’ identified2 | 500 | $0.25 |
Sanitation risk identified (i.e., home with very poor sanitation) | 500 | $0.25 |
Sanitation facilities | ||
New latrine or kitchen constructed in village | 2,000 | $1.00 |
New bath shelter, compost pit, or drying rack constructed | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Visits completed by patients (referral and accompaniment) | ||
Family planning visit | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Cervical cancer screening visit | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Antenatal care visit | 500 | $0.25 |
Child immunization visit | 500 | $0.25 |
Health education | ||
Community talk ≤15 attendees | 1,000 | $0.50 |
Community talk >15 attendees | 2,000 | $1.00 |
Talk with staff member observing | 3,000 | $1.50 |
Attendance at ‘nutrition day’ (malnutrition management outreach) | 1,500 | $0.75 |