Towards Promotion of Community rewards to Volunteer Community Health Workers? Lessons from Experiences of Village Health Teams in Luwero, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTurinawe, Emmanueil Benon
dc.contributor.authorRwemisisi, Jude T.
dc.contributor.authorMusinguzi, Laban K.
dc.contributor.authorGroot, Marije de
dc.contributor.authorMuhangi, Denis
dc.contributor.authorMafigiri, David K.
dc.contributor.authorVries, Daniel H. de
dc.contributor.authorPool, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-09T11:26:31Z
dc.date.available2022-03-09T11:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn the debate regarding volunteer Community Health Workers (CHWs) some argue that lack of remuneration is exploitation while others caution that any promise to pay volunteers will decrease the volunteer spirit. In this paper we discuss the possibility of community rewards for CHWs. Ethnographic fieldwork that lasted 18 months utilised methods including participant observation, FGDs, in-depth interviews and key informant interviews to gain insight into the dynamic relationship between volunteer CHWs known as Village Health Teams (VHTs) and the community. Contextual transcription was done and data was thematically analysed. Findings show that community members are willing to reward volunteer CHWs with cash, material and symbolic rewards in appreciation for their help. Factors crucial for this gesture included: care and recognition of the VHTs’ work by medical staff, fulfilment of the promises made to the community by government and exemplary behaviour by CHWs. Therefore, effort should be made to facilitate volunteer CHWs to be seen as helpful to their communities. Especially, there needs to be a smooth operation at the intersection between the VHTs, local government and medical structures. Community rewards could be a more sustainable way of motivating CHWs while a solution to health personnel shortage is sought.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTurinawe, E. B., Rwemisisi, J. T., Musinguzi, L. K., de Groot, M., Muhangi, D., Mafigiri, D. K., ... & Pool, R. (2016). Towards promotion of community rewards to volunteer community health workers? Lessons from experiences of village health teams in Luwero, Uganda. Res Health Sci, 1(2), 85.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2470-6213
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2589
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRes Health Sci,en_US
dc.subjectcommunity rewards, village health teams, Ugandaen_US
dc.titleTowards Promotion of Community rewards to Volunteer Community Health Workers? Lessons from Experiences of Village Health Teams in Luwero, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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