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Table 1 List of clinic services

From: Time savings – realized and potential – and fair compensation for community health workers in Kenyan health facilities: a mixed-methods approach

Core services (services generally provided)

Added value services (services generally not provided unless a CHW is available)

Patient registration

Group health education talks

Billing

Community mobilization

Time with clinician

Social work support

Filing

Nutrition support

Measuring vital signs*

Defaulter tracing

Basic and intensive adherence monitoring and counseling*

Linking health facility and community

Lab services*

 

Immunizations*

 

Medication and supply distribution*

 

HIV voluntary counseling and testing*

 
  1. *Denotes ‘directly-shifted’ services designated by clinical officers, nurses and CHWs as tasks traditionally performed by clinicians that could be shifted to CHWs. CHW, community health worker.
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Human Resources for Health

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