Village Health Worker Open-Ended Interview Guide

Form approved

OMB NO. _0920-06AT

Exp. Date Xx/xx/20xx

Village Health Worker Open-Ended Interview Guide

Public reporting burden of this collection of information using the VHW form is projected to take 30 minutes. This time includes the time for interviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to CDC/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer; 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. 0920-06AT

Introduction: As you have been involved in your village with health activities for some time now. We wanted to take a few minutes and learn from your experiences. We will be asking you some questions and taking notes to make sure we record everything you share. You do not have to tell us anything that you don’t want to tell us, and you can skip any questions if you want. We will not write your name down or tell anyone how you answered the questions. I ask your permission.

Thank you, shall we begin?

1.) Describe the work you do in your community (Probe: specific types of activities, data collection, advice, delivery, drug sale).

2. What training did you have that enables you to be a VHW? (probe: for training and the type of training it was).

CBRHP—what covered________________

MOH

UNICEF

Other

3.) Describe the advice you give to pregnant women and their families?

4.) What do you get back in return for your work (probe: monetary incentives, motivation, rewards).

Money

Praise

Feel good about work

Leadership opportunities

Status

4.) Please describe the ways in which the community shows appreciation for your work?

5.) How is your work supervised (probe: data forms, drug kits)?

6.) How would you describe your role in your community (probe: leadership, coordination, resource mobilization, planning, etc.)? And how has it changed since you became a VHW?

7.) Tell us about the VHW association that you belong to and what do they do? How often do you meet? (Probe: type of activities, especially microeconomic)

8.) Describe the changes that have occurred in your work over the past 2 years?

9.) Can you tell us about what you hope to achieve in the future and what are some things you would need to be successful?

10.) Are you a member of a VHW association or similar group? Would you join one if it were available? Why/ Why not?

Perinatal surveillance system in place (observes the books and note the last time data were collected)

Yes

No

Date of latest entry__________________

Notes:

Are the community boards being used? How often updated?

For the interviewer—please indicate how much confidence you have in the information that you’ve collected.