Community health volunteers challenges and preferred income generating activities for sustainability: a qualitative case study of rural Kilifi, Kenya

• Main Authors: Adelaide M Lusambili (Author), Njeri Nyanja (Author), Sophie Vusha Chabeda (Author), Marleen Temmerman (Author), Lucy Nyaga (Author), Jerim Obure (Author), Anthony Ngugi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is a global emphasis on engaging community health volunteers (CHVs) in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) to reach to the vast underserved populations that live in rural areas. Retention of CHVs in most countries has however been difficult and turnover in many settings...