Title |
The experience of community health workers training in Iran: a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-291 |
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Authors |
Sara Javanparast, Fran Baum, Ronald Labonte, David Sanders, Zohreh Rajabi, Gholamreza Heidari |
Abstract |
The role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in improving access to basic healthcare services, and mobilising community actions on health is broadly recognised. The Primary Health Care (PHC) approach, identified in the Alma Ata conference in 1978, stressed the role of CHWs in addressing community health needs. Training of CHWs is one of the key aspects that generally seeks to develop new knowledge and skills related to specific tasks and to increase CHWs' capacity to communicate with and serve local people. This study aimed to analyse the CHW training process in Iran and how different components of training have impacted on CHW performance and satisfaction. |
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Ireland | 1 | 50% |
United States | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 180 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 44 | 24% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 16% |
Researcher | 25 | 14% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 11% |
Other | 7 | 4% |
Other | 29 | 16% |
Unknown | 30 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 29% |
Social Sciences | 35 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 12% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 3% |
Psychology | 5 | 3% |
Other | 25 | 14% |
Unknown | 39 | 21% |