Title |
A process evaluation of performance-based incentives for village health workers in Kisoro district, Uganda
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Published in |
Human Resources for Health, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1478-4491-12-19 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
James S Miller, Sam Musominali, Michael Baganizi, Gerald A Paccione |
Abstract |
Designing effective incentive systems for village health workers (VHWs) represents a longstanding policy issue with substantial impact on the success and sustainability of VHW programs. Using performance-based incentives (PBI) for VHWs is an approach that has been proposed and implemented in some programs, but has not received adequate review and evaluation in the peer-reviewed literature. We conducted a process evaluation examining the use of PBI for VHWs in Kisoro, Uganda. In this system, VHWs are paid based on 20 indicators, divided among routine follow-up visits, health education activities, new patient identifications, sanitation coverage, and uptake of priority health services. |
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