"My motivation was to save": a qualitative study exploring factors influencing motivation of community healthcare workers in a cervical cancer screening program in Dschang, Cameroon.

Autor: Hämmerli P; Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Moukam AD; Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, District Hospital of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon., Wisniak A; Gynaecology Division, Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Sormani J; Gynaecology Division, Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Geneva School of Health Sciences, HESSO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland., Vassilakos P; Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Geneva, Switzerland., Kenfack B; Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, District Hospital of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon., Petignat P; Gynaecology Division, Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland., Schmidt NC; Gynaecology Division, Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. nicole.schmidt@ksh-m.de.; Faculty of Social Science, Catholic University of Applied Science, Preysingstr. 95, 81667, Munich, Germany. nicole.schmidt@ksh-m.de.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Reproductive health [Reprod Health] 2022 Jun 06; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 133. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 06.
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-022-01420-y
Abstrakt: Background: Cervical cancer is a major public health issue among women in Cameroon and uptake of screening programs remains a challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Community healthcare workers can play an important role in promoting cervical cancer services. This study aimed to explore factors affecting the motivation of community healthcare workers in a cervical cancer screening program in Dschang, Cameroon.
Methods: A qualitative approach including 11 in-depth individual interviews with community healthcare workers was used. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and coded using thematic analysis assisted by ATLAS.ti software.
Results: Four women and seven men aged between 21 and 77 years old were interviewed. Community healthcare workers had high motivation. Factors affecting motivation were divided into individual and environmental level, based on a theoretical framework. Factors with a positive influence on motivation were mainly on the individual side while impeding factors were mainly associated with the environmental level.
Conclusions: Key interventions to improve motivation among community healthcare workers include: (i) more training and supportive supervision; (ii) evaluation of remuneration systems by workload; and (iii) provision of job-enabling resources such as uniforms, cellphone cards and transport.
Trial Registration: Geneva Cantonal Ethics Committee on Human Research (No. 2017-01110) and the Cameroonian National Ethics Committee for Human Health Research (No. 2018/07/1083/CE/CNERSH/SP).
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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