Household coverage, quality and costs of care provided by community health worker teams and the determining factors: findings from a mixed methods study in South Africa.
Jane GoudgeJulia de KadtOlukemi BabalolaMichel MutebaYu-Hwei TsengHlologelo MalatjiTeurai RwafaNonhlanhla NxumaloJonathan LevinMargaret ThorogoodEmmanuelle DaviaudJocelyn WatkinsAnne-Marie SlowtherPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Household coverage was low, and the service was limited. Support from the local facility was key to providing a quality service, and a senior supervisor facilitated this collaboration. Greater investment in numbers of CHW, supervisors, training and equipment is required for the potential benefits of the programme to be delivered.