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Table 4 Coding index

From: How should community health workers in fragile contexts be supported: qualitative evidence from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Democratic Republic of Congo

Code

Sub-codes

Range of CTC providers

 

Reasons for becoming a CHW

 

Role and responsibilities

Scope of work and services

Workload and hours

Number of CHWs

Gender differences

Perceptions of being a CHW

Positive and negative

Effects on family life

Acceptance by community

Selection and recruitment

Selection process

Effectiveness

Challenges

Recommendations

Gender considerations

Attraction and retention

Strategies

Effectiveness

Recommendations

Gender considerations

Provision of equipment, drugs, etc.

Ways that equipment, etc., supplied

Effectiveness

Recommendations

Gender considerations

Supervision

Peer supervision

Community supervision

PHU supervision

District-level supervision

Central-level supervision

Gender considerations

Training

Training needs

Training provided

Effectiveness

Recommendations

Gender considerations

Performance, rewards and sanctions

How CHW performance is assessed

How CHWs are rewarded and sanctioned

Effectiveness

Recommendations

Gender considerations

Career pathway for CHWs

Monthly allowance

Amount and frequency

Perceptions

Recommendations

Community engagement

Community structures or people supporting CHWs

Effectiveness of community engagement

Recommendations

CHW integration into health system

Relationships with other health workers

Views on integration

Recommendations for better integration