Do quality improvement teams contribute to the improvement of community Health Workers’ performance in Benin?
Sante Publique, ISSN: 0995-3914, Vol: 31, Issue: 1, Page: 165-175
2019
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Objective: Community Health Workers (CHWs) were promoted in Benin to improve maternal and child health care (MCH). To improve community health workers’ performance, a Quality Improvement Team (QIT) was set up to reinforce CHW capacities. The objective of this work is to present an assessment of QIT’s contribution to CHW’s performance and MCH coverage in the municipality of Savè. Methodology: The design of the study includes a pre- and post-analysis. Data were extracted from CHWs’ activity reports and routine health information systems from 2011 to 2014 in 22 health facilities. Individual in-depth interviews were also performed with some key informants. The performance of CHW and the MCH indicators were determined according to the National Community Health Policy. Results: The QIT improved Community Health Workers’ performance and maternal and child health indicators in Savè. Educational sessions, skilled delivery care coverage, percentage of newborn seen over twice a week, percentage of children treated according national standards, percentage of children fully immunized, percentage of women using family planning methods were increased. Conclusion: The establishment of QIT improved CHW’s performance and the use of maternal and child health services in Savè. This strategy could be useful for community-based surveillance. Objectif : Les agents de santé communautaires (ASC) ont été promus au Bénin pour améliorer les soins de santé maternelle et infantile. Pour améliorer leur performance, des équipes d’amélioration de la qualité (EAQ) ont été mises en place avec pour rôle de renforcer les capacités des ASC. L’objectif de ce travail est de présenter une évaluation de la contribution des EAQ à la performance des ASC et à la couverture des indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile dans la commune de Savè. Méthodologie : Le design de l’étude est une analyse avant et après. Les données ont été extraites des rapports d’activités des ASC et de ceux du système d’information sanitaire de 2011 à 2014 dans 22 centres de santé de Savè. Des entretiens individuels approfondis ont aussi été réalisés avec des informateurs clés. La performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile ont été déterminés selon la politique nationale de santé communautaire. Résultats : Les EAQ ont amélioré la performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Les sessions éducatives, l’assistance qualifiée à l’accouchement, les pourcentages de nouveau-nés vus au moins deux fois dans la semaine, d’enfants traités selon les standards nationaux, d’enfants complètement vaccinés, de femmes utilisant des méthodes de planning familial ont été améliorés. Conclusion : La mise en place des EAQ a amélioré la performance des ASC et l’utilisation des services de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Cette stratégie pourrait être utile pour la surveillance à base communautaire.
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