Publications by authors named "Kingsley R Chikaphupha"
What are the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic respiratory disease in sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative study with healthcare workers, national and regional policy stakeholders in five countries.
BMJ Open
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- * A qualitative study in Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda involved interviews with 109 healthcare workers and policy stakeholders to understand the barriers to diagnosing and managing CRD effectively.
- * Findings revealed that poor data collection, inadequate funding for essential services, and a neglect of CRD in healthcare policies lead to underdiagnosis and underreporting, creating a cycle of invisibility that hampers effective health responses.
Is quality affordable for community health systems? Costs of integrating quality improvement into close-to-community health programmes in five low-income and middle-income countries.
BMJ Glob Health
July 2019
Introduction: Countries aspiring to universal health coverage view close-to-community (CTC) providers as a low-cost means of increasing coverage. However, due to lack of coordination and unreliable funding, the quality of large-scale CTC healthcare provision is highly variable and routine data about service quality are not trustworthy. Quality improvement (QI) approaches are a means of addressing these issues, yet neither the costs nor the budget impact of integrating QI approaches into CTC programme costs have been assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Motivation of health workers is a critical component of performance and is shaped by multiple factors. This study explored factors that influence motivation of health surveillance assistants (HSAs) in Malawi, with the aim of identifying interventions that can be applied to enhance motivation and performance of HSAs.
Methods: A qualitative study capturing the perspectives of purposively selected participants was conducted in two districts: Salima and Mchinji.