Supply-side barriers included low promotion of VAS by health professionals, an excessive workload for health extension workers handling multiple health packages, and a general lack of professional attention to preventive services like VAS.
International Journal of Public Health · 3 authors, 1 centre
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Supply-side barriers included low promotion of VAS by health professionals, an excessive workload for health extension workers handling multiple health packages, and a general lack of professional attention to preventive services like VAS.
Supply-side barriers included low promotion of VAS by health professionals, an excessive workload for health extension workers handling multiple health packages, and a general lack of professional attention to preventive services like VAS. The study recommends educating mothers, providing refresher training for health workers, expanding outreach to remote communities, and potentially departmentalizing health extension packages to improve service access. Limitations noted include potential social-desirability bias in participant responses.