Tangmeng Guo, Lili Huang, Zhijian Luo, Huabo Zheng, Shengshuai Shan, Bei Cheng
Age differences in the association of body mass index-defined obesity with abdominal aortic calcification
Frontiers in endocrinology
despite proven efficacy community health volunteers chvs promoting primary healthcare low middleincome countries lmics adequately financed compensated latter contributes challenge high attrition rates observed many settings highlighting urgent need innovative compensation strategies chvs amid budget constraints experienced healthcare systems study sought identify strategies implementing incomegenerating activities igas chvs kilifi county kenya improve livelihoods increase motivation reduce attrition exploratory qualitative research study design used consisted focus group discussions chvs involved health promotion data collection activities local setting key informant indepth interviews conducted among local stakeholder representatives ministry health officials data recorded transcribed thematically analysed using maxqda 204 software data coding analysis presentation guided okumus 2003 strategy implementation framework need stable income identified driving factor chvs seeking igas health volunteer work nonremunerative factors considered local context government regulations knowledge experience culture market viability informed preferred iga strategy individual savings tablebanking seeking funding support loans government funding agencies eg uwezo fund women enterprise fund youth fund grants corporate organizations politicians donors proposed viable options raising capital igas formal registration igas government regulatory agencies developing guiding constitution empowering chvs entrepreneurial leadership skills project group diversity management connecting support agencies control measures proposed support implementation enhance sustainability igas groupowned managed igas preferred individual igas chvs need igas proposed implementation strategies informed local context agencies seeking support chvs livelihoods therefore engage guided input chvs local stakeholders