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Les équipes d’amélioration de la qualité contribuent-elles à la performance des agents de santé communautaire au Bénin ?
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Objectif : Les agents de santé communautaires (ASC) ont été promus au Bénin pour améliorer les soins de santé maternelle et infantile. Pour améliorer leur performance, des équipes d’amélioration de la qualité (EAQ) ont été mises en place avec pour rôle de renforcer les capacités des ASC. L’objectif de ce travail est de présenter une évaluation de la contribution des EAQ à la performance des ASC et à la couverture des indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile dans la commune de Savè. Méthodologie : Le design de l’étude est une analyse avant et après. Les données ont été extraites des rapports d’activités des ASC et de ceux du système d’information sanitaire de 2011 à 2014 dans 22 centres de santé de Savè. Des entretiens individuels approfondis ont aussi été réalisés avec des informateurs clés. La performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile ont été déterminés selon la politique nationale de santé communautaire. Résultats : Les EAQ ont amélioré la performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Les sessions éducatives, l’assistance qualifiée à l’accouchement, les pourcentages de nouveau-nés vus au moins deux fois dans la semaine, d’enfants traités selon les standards nationaux, d’enfants complètement vaccinés, de femmes utilisant des méthodes de planning familial ont été améliorés. Conclusion : La mise en place des EAQ a amélioré la performance des ASC et l’utilisation des services de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Cette stratégie pourrait être utile pour la surveillance à base communautaire
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- Lokossou, V., Sombié, I., Somé, D. T., Dossou, C. A., & Awignan, N.
- Affiliations
- West African Health Organisation (BF)
- Ministre de la Santé (BJ)
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- Santé Publique
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- 2019-05-14
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- Vol. 31
- Issue
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- 165-175
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Public Health and Nutrition
- Keywords
- community health workers, quality improvement teams, maternal and child health, CHW performance, health service coverage, childhood immunization, family planning, community-based surveillance, Benin
- MeSH terms
- Child Health, Maternal-Child Health Services, Benin, Child, Child Health Services, Community Health Workers, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Quality Improvement
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