Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers' performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data.

Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are up-front health workers delivering the most effective life-saving health services to communities. They are the key driver to achieve Universal Health Coverage. However, maintaining CHWs' performance is one of the challenges in sustaining their effectiveness.

Determinants of health facility utilization for childbirth in rural western Kenya: cross-sectional study.

Background: Skilled attendance at delivery is recognized as one of the most important factors in preventing maternal death. However, more than 50% of births in Kenya still occur in non-institutional locations supported by family members and/or traditional birth attendants (TBAs). To improve this situation, a study of the determinants of facility delivery, including individual, family and community factors, was necessary to consider effective intervention in Kenya.