Table 1 Enhanced responsibilities of facility healthcare workers (HCWs) and community health workers (CHWs) supporting delivery of community based IPTp in Burkina Faso
Role | Activity | Supervised by |
|---|---|---|
Facility healthcare worker (HCW) | Distribute intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy Complete and maintain study tools and documents Hold monthly meetings with CHWs to collect information on progress and discuss any challenges Provide supportive supervision of CHWs through review of collected data Provide tools for community health workers Manage sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine stock Produce reports regarding IPTp uptake | District coordinator |
Community health worker (CHW) | Conduct sensitization sessions (individual and group) Refer pregnant women to healthcare facility Distribute intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at the community level Complete and maintain study tools and materials to document key areas such as numbers of sensitization sessions, homes visited, women referred to ANC, and doses of SP Provide completed tools to healthcare facility Manage sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine stock Produce reports regarding IPTp uptake | Facility healthcare workers |