A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Test Sharing Histories as a Training Method for Community Health Workers in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly deployed to support mothers' adoption of healthy home practices in low- and middle-income countries. However, little is known regarding how best to train them for the capabilities and cultural competencies needed to support maternal health behavior change. We tested a CHW training method, Sharing Histories (SH), in which CHWs recount their own childbearing and childrearing experiences on which to build new learning.

Methods

We conducted an embedded cluster-randomized trial in rural Peru in 18 matched clusters. Each cluster was a primary health facility catchment area. Government health staff trained female CHWs using SH (experimental clusters) or standard training methods (control clusters). All other training and s

SUBMITTER: Altobelli LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7784074 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature