ReviewIranian journal of public health2016
Affecting Factors on the Performance of Community Health Workers in Iran's Rural Areas: A Review Article.
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- Return on investment of community health workers in the United States: a systematic review.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Success Factors for Community Health Workers in Implementing an Integrated Group-Based Child Development Intervention in Rural Bangladesh.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Dual Practice in Surgery Specialists: Application of Multi-Level Analysis on National Registry Data.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Article
- Obstacles for Iranian rural population to participate in health education programmes: a qualitative study.Family medicine and community health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to use a mixed-method approach to investigate affecting factors on the performance of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Iran's villages.
methodsThis study was conducted during 2014-2015 with a mixed method in three phases of literature review, Delphi technique and developing a rich picture. Overall, in order to finalize the affecting factors and their relationships between qualitative content analysis, Delphi technique, AHP technique and Focus Group Discussion were used, respectively.
resultsAffecting factors on CHW performance were divided into four main categories, 10 sub-themes and 35 contents. Increase in the level of people's awareness, disease patterns, demographic structure and lifestyle were placed in four priorities respectively on the basis of importance.
conclusionTo the most extent CHW cannot face current needs of rural communities. It challenges equitable access to healthcare services and also conflicts with the primary philosophy of CHW presence in rural areas. CHW can be used in two forms; either as an assistant to rural family physicians or with the same previous functions.
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