Effects of community performance-based financing on community health workers’ service delivery in Kayanza health district, Burundi

Manirakiza, Gervais; Owino  Alfred, Odongo; Maima, Apollo

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2023-01

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Manirakiza, Gervais

Owino Alfred, Odongo

Maima, Apollo

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In many low- and middle-income countries, community services are often provided on a volunteer basis. To make their work more effective in the communities, some of them including Burundi adopted community performance-based financing as form of motivation of community health workers (CHWs). The study aimed to demonstrate the relationship between the community performance-based financing and health service delivery by the community health workers.

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