Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach.
Zimbabwe
barriers
children under five
community health worker
facilitators
growth monitoring and promotion index
Journal
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9032
Titre abrégé: Healthcare (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666525
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Jul 2023
12 Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
10
03
2023
revised:
06
07
2023
accepted:
10
07
2023
medline:
29
7
2023
pubmed:
29
7
2023
entrez:
29
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There are few growth monitoring and promotion indexes, and currently none of them include any metrics that measure caregiver behaviours. No index to date combines the metrics of both community health worker activeness and caregiver barriers and facilitators towards growth monitoring and promotion (GMP). This study developed a new growth monitoring and promotion index and validated it using the Delphi Technique. The study began with phase 1, which was a scoping review of the literature on GMP indexes. Phase 2 involved a community health worker (CHW) survey which explored the process of GMP within the Umguza health system, and determined how knowledge of GMP by CHWs translated to frequency of activities. A barrier analysis was also conducted with caregivers of children under five to determine the barriers and facilitators towards GMP attendance by caregivers. Phase 3 was the construction of the index along with its validation, using the Delphi Technique where fifteen experts within the health and nutrition sector were consulted to analyse the constructs/variables of the index. A growth monitoring and promotion index was developed and validated by several technical experts in the health and nutrition sector in Zimbabwe. A new index has been developed to improve the quality of growth monitoring and promotion activities within the communities.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
There are few growth monitoring and promotion indexes, and currently none of them include any metrics that measure caregiver behaviours. No index to date combines the metrics of both community health worker activeness and caregiver barriers and facilitators towards growth monitoring and promotion (GMP). This study developed a new growth monitoring and promotion index and validated it using the Delphi Technique.
METHODS
METHODS
The study began with phase 1, which was a scoping review of the literature on GMP indexes. Phase 2 involved a community health worker (CHW) survey which explored the process of GMP within the Umguza health system, and determined how knowledge of GMP by CHWs translated to frequency of activities. A barrier analysis was also conducted with caregivers of children under five to determine the barriers and facilitators towards GMP attendance by caregivers. Phase 3 was the construction of the index along with its validation, using the Delphi Technique where fifteen experts within the health and nutrition sector were consulted to analyse the constructs/variables of the index.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A growth monitoring and promotion index was developed and validated by several technical experts in the health and nutrition sector in Zimbabwe.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
A new index has been developed to improve the quality of growth monitoring and promotion activities within the communities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37510452
pii: healthcare11142011
doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142011
pmc: PMC10379847
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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