Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach
Background: There are few growth monitoring and promotion indexes, and currently none of them include any metrics that measure caregiver behaviours. No index to date combines the metrics of both community health worker activeness and caregiver barriers and facilitators towards growth monitoring and...
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| author | Shamiso Alice Moyo Ntsieni Stella Mashau Lufuno Makhado |
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| description | Background: There are few growth monitoring and promotion indexes, and currently none of them include any metrics that measure caregiver behaviours. No index to date combines the metrics of both community health worker activeness and caregiver barriers and facilitators towards growth monitoring and promotion (GMP). This study developed a new growth monitoring and promotion index and validated it using the Delphi Technique. Methods: The study began with phase 1, which was a scoping review of the literature on GMP indexes. Phase 2 involved a community health worker (CHW) survey which explored the process of GMP within the Umguza health system, and determined how knowledge of GMP by CHWs translated to frequency of activities. A barrier analysis was also conducted with caregivers of children under five to determine the barriers and facilitators towards GMP attendance by caregivers. Phase 3 was the construction of the index along with its validation, using the Delphi Technique where fifteen experts within the health and nutrition sector were consulted to analyse the constructs/variables of the index. Results: A growth monitoring and promotion index was developed and validated by several technical experts in the health and nutrition sector in Zimbabwe. Conclusions: A new index has been developed to improve the quality of growth monitoring and promotion activities within the communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-733ffac48af44835b0e375b304b854292023-11-18T19:32:39ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-07-011114201110.3390/healthcare11142011Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel ApproachShamiso Alice Moyo0Ntsieni Stella Mashau1Lufuno Makhado2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaOffice of the Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaBackground: There are few growth monitoring and promotion indexes, and currently none of them include any metrics that measure caregiver behaviours. No index to date combines the metrics of both community health worker activeness and caregiver barriers and facilitators towards growth monitoring and promotion (GMP). This study developed a new growth monitoring and promotion index and validated it using the Delphi Technique. Methods: The study began with phase 1, which was a scoping review of the literature on GMP indexes. Phase 2 involved a community health worker (CHW) survey which explored the process of GMP within the Umguza health system, and determined how knowledge of GMP by CHWs translated to frequency of activities. A barrier analysis was also conducted with caregivers of children under five to determine the barriers and facilitators towards GMP attendance by caregivers. Phase 3 was the construction of the index along with its validation, using the Delphi Technique where fifteen experts within the health and nutrition sector were consulted to analyse the constructs/variables of the index. Results: A growth monitoring and promotion index was developed and validated by several technical experts in the health and nutrition sector in Zimbabwe. Conclusions: A new index has been developed to improve the quality of growth monitoring and promotion activities within the communities.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/14/2011growth monitoring and promotion indexbarriersfacilitatorscommunity health workerchildren under fiveZimbabwe |
| spellingShingle | Shamiso Alice Moyo Ntsieni Stella Mashau Lufuno Makhado Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach Healthcare growth monitoring and promotion index barriers facilitators community health worker children under five Zimbabwe |
| title | Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach |
| title_full | Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach |
| title_fullStr | Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach |
| title_short | Growth Monitoring and Promotion Index Development: A Novel Approach |
| title_sort | growth monitoring and promotion index development a novel approach |
| topic | growth monitoring and promotion index barriers facilitators community health worker children under five Zimbabwe |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/14/2011 |
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