Community Health Volunteers’ Role in Control of Paediatric Infections: Experimental Evidence on Impact of Health Insurance Cover in Kenya

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pediatric infectious diseases including malaria, diarrheal and respiratory

• Registration Number: PACTR202311542221577
• Lead Sponsor: CEGA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-11-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 312

Inclusion Criteria

To be included in the study, participants will have to be:
1. Currently registered to work as community health volunteers in Seme and Rarieda Sub-counties;
2. Have been actively working as a CHV for the previous one (1) year.
3. They will be adults of 18 years and above; regularly submit reports to their supervisors;
4. Will be residents of their current sub-locations for the next six (6) months;
5. Are willing to provide consent for participation; and
6. Have access to a phone.

Exclusion Criteria

Those who will be excluded from the study will be:
1. Those who are currently not registered to work as community health volunteers in Seme and Rarieda Sub-counties;
2. Have not been actively working as a CHV for the previous one (1) year.
3. Below 18 years of age;
4. Already having health insurance;
5. Not regularly submit reports to their supervisors;
6. Unlikely to be residents of their current sub-locations for the next six (6) months;
7. Unwilling to provide consent for participation; and
8. Having no access to a phone.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified