Zaeem Haq|Assad Hafeez
Knowledge and communication needs assessment of community health workers in a developing country: a qualitative study
Johns Hopkins University
primary health care set health services meet needs developing world community health workers act bridge health system community providing care appropriate knowledge communication skills workers key confidence elementary success system conducted study document perceptions workers knowledge communication needs image building mass media mechanisms continued education focus group discussions held health workers supervisors belonging four provinces country azad jammu kashmir region selfresponse questionnaires also used obtain information questions regarding continued education four fifths respondents described communication skills moderately sufficient wanted improvement knowledge emerging health issues insufficient respondents showed willingness participate continued education media campaigns successful building image health workers credible source health information continued process ensured provide opportunities health workers update knowledge sharpen communication skills bring credibility persona health educators