Research Questions
The study attempted to answer the following
questions.
1 What is the Socio-demographic characteristic of community
health worker in charge of maternal and newborn health?
2. What are the community health workers in charge of maternal
and newborn health incentives?
3. What is the level of maternal and newborn health services?
4. Is there a significant influence between Community Health
Worker's incentives on performance of maternal and newborn health services?
General Objective
The general objective was to assess the relationship between CHWs
in charge of MNH incentives to performance of maternal and newborn health services.
Specific Objectives
1. To determine the demographic characteristics of respondent
CHW's in charge of maternal and newborn health.
2. To determine the level of CHW's in charge of maternal and
newborn health incentives.
3. To determine the level of performance of maternal and
newborn health services.
4. To establish the relationship between CHW's in charge of
maternal and newborn health incentives and performance maternal and newborn
health services.
Hypothesis
There is no relationship between CHWs in charge of MNH
incentives and performance maternal and newborn health services.
Significance of the Study
The study is significant to the community, CHWs and health
providers within Rwinkwavu District Hospital. The overall health sector
(Ministry of Health, NGOs and the Rwandese Government) will be benefit from the
results in Rwinkwavu District Hospital, Rwanda.
CHWs: The findings of this study will help
Community Health Workers to actively participate in maternal and newborn health
improvement and they will be aware at which level they contribute in that
improvement referring to the incentives they receive from different partners.
Public: The public will benefit from this
research because the improved maternal and newborn health services will
contribute to the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality rate with social
economic growth.
Policy Makers and Government: The findings
will promote leaders of Rwinkwavu District Hospital, Kayonza District, Ministry
of Health and NGOs to advocacate the way of incentivizing CHWs which may
promote income generating activities of CHWs cooperatives and sustainability of
the program. It will make recommendations to the district, Ministry of Health
and partners involved in national maternal and newborn health to improve their
policies and guidelines.
Researchers: The findings will stimulate the
interest of other researchers to carry out more empirical studies in order to
set up strategies to improve maternal and newborn health with the greater way
of incentivizing the CHWs in charge of maternal and newborn health.
Scope of the Study
Rwinkwavu District
hospital catchment area is located in Kayonza District in the Eastern Province
of Rwanda. It is boarded by the Gahini and Mwiri Sectors of Kayonza District in
the north, Kirehe and Ngoma District in south, United Republic of Tanzania in
the East and Rwamagana District in the West. It has 8 administrative sectors, 8
health centers, 33 cells, 251 villages dispatched on a surface of 64.5 square
kilometers and the population of 194248 (Rwanda
HMIS, 2015).
The study was conducted in its 8 health centers which are
Rwinkwavu, Cyarubare, Ndego, Nyamirama,Kabarondo, Karama, Rutare and Ruramira
health centers. The research was concentrated on CHWs in charge of maternal
and newborn health incentives and improvement of maternal and newborn health
services that that was accomplished from January, 2015 to July, 2015 (Rwanda
HMIS, 2015).
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