Community Health Volunteers’ Role in Control of Paediatric Infections: Experimental Evidence on Impact of Health Insurance Cover in Kenya

Community Health Volunteers’ Role in Control of Paediatric Infections: Experimental Evidence on Impact of Health Insurance Cover in Rarieda and Seme Sub-Counties of Kenya

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202311542221577

Enrollment

312

Registered

2023-11-28

Start date

2023-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pediatric infectious diseases including malaria, diarrheal and respiratory

Interventions

No intervention

Treatment Group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be included in the study, participants will have to be: 1. Currently registered to work as community health volunteers in Seme and Rarieda Sub-counties; 2. Have been actively working as a CHV for the previous one (1) year. 3. They will be adults of 18 years and above; regularly submit reports to their supervisors; 4. Will be residents of their current sub-locations for the next six (6) months; 5. Are willing to provide consent for participation; and 6. Have access to a phone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who will be excluded from the study will be: 1. Those who are currently not registered to work as community health volunteers in Seme and Rarieda Sub-counties; 2. Have not been actively working as a CHV for the previous one (1) year. 3. Below 18 years of age; 4. Already having health insurance; 5. Not regularly submit reports to their supervisors; 6. Unlikely to be residents of their current sub-locations for the next six (6) months; 7. Unwilling to provide consent for participation; and 8. Having no access to a phone.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of under-5 children referred, using prescribed tools, for further treatment for infectious diseases	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Number of household (hh) visits by the CHV - Number of village health activities organized and led by the CHV - Maintenance of household register by the CHV - Number of households registered as per policy guidelines - Maintenance of records of community health related events - Number of CHA/CHC monthly feedback meetings attended - Implementation of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood diseases - CHV kit satisfactorily stocked with health supplies (at least 50% of defined kit content) - Community disease identification and treatment	—

Measure

Time frame

- Number of household (hh) visits by the CHV - Number of village health activities organized and led by the CHV - Maintenance of household register by the CHV - Number of households registered as per policy guidelines - Maintenance of records of community health related events - Number of CHA/CHC monthly feedback meetings attended - Implementation of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood diseases - CHV kit satisfactorily stocked with health supplies (at least 50% of defined kit content) - Community disease identification and treatment

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Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactAPOLLO MAIMA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

apollomaima@gmail.com+254722753156

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026