Juliet Aweko
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7789708 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Juliet Aweko |
| NOMBRES | Juliet |
| APELLIDO | Aweko |
| FIRMA | AWEKO J |
| AFILIACIONES | Makerere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7448-6726 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Digitising payments for campaign health workers in Africa
box Front-line health workers are essential for mass vaccination campaigns in Africa, but their motivation and performance are often undermined by delayed, insecure and inefficient cash-based payment systems
A research agenda for digital payments of health workers in large-scale health campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa
INTRODUCTION: Digital payments are increasingly favoured over cash for remunerating healthcare workers in large-scale health campaigns due to perceived advantages in efficiency and security. However, evidence to guide their scaling and optimisation is limited. This study aimed to identify and prioritise a global research agenda for digital payments in health campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: We employed the Child Health and Nutritio…
A landscape analysis of enablers and barriers to digital payments to health workers during large-scale immunisation campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Timely and consistent digital payment of health workers is crucial for improving the effectiveness of immunization campaigns and achieving the polio eradication goals by 2026. However, evidence on the enablers and barriers to digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is limited. OBJECTIVE: To explore the enablers and barriers to digital payments for immunization campaign health workers in eight selected SSA countries. METHODS: An e…
Associations between digital financial services and health campaign workers’ perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Understanding the association between digital payment services and health worker outcomes is critical to improving public health outcomes and optimising health workforce efficiency. This study examined the link between digital payment systems and health campaign workers' perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria. METHODS: A national survey was conducted among 821 polio immunisation workers who participated in campa…
Assessing the feasibility of partner-implemented digital payment systems for health workers
BACKGROUND: The heightening of efforts to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases through mass vaccination campaigns has contributed to a growing demand for effective and efficient payment mechanisms for frontline vaccination workers in large-scale campaigns. Subsequently, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) adopted digital payments for campaign workers, which were either implemented by the government or partners. We specifically explored stakehol…
The effect of supporting districts to operationalise digital payments for vaccination campaign workers
INTRODUCTION: A motivated and satisfied health workforce is critical for the success of mass vaccination campaigns targeting diseases like polio. This study examined whether supporting districts to implement electronic cash (e-cash) payments, instead of cash, increased e-cash usage and improved vaccine campaign healthcare workers' (VCHWs) motivation and satisfaction during an oral poliovirus vaccination campaign in 2022 in Uganda. METHODS: In Nov…
Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: There is inadequate evidence about the influence of digital and cash payment modalities on the performance of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in underserved communities, such as refugee settlements. OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of CHWs when paid in cash or digitally in Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda. METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional mixed methods design was used. Secondary data comprising 247 CHW reports during a s…
Community and stakeholders’ engagement in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes
Background: Community-based approaches have been identified as an effective strategy to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. However, little is known about community as a concept among people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged settings and stakeholders’ interactions and engagement in NCDs prevention and management.Objective: The aim of this study was to understand; (1) the meaning of community among peop…
Patient and Provider Dilemmas of Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management
Studies comparing provider and patient views and experiences of self-management within primary healthcare are particularly scarce in disadvantaged settings. In this qualitative study, patient and provider perceptions of self-management were investigated in five socio-economically disadvantaged communities in Stockholm. Twelve individual interviews and four group interviews were conducted. Semi-structured interview guides included questions on per…
What kind of life is this?’ Diabetes related notions of wellbeing among adults in eastern Uganda and implications for mitigating future chronic disease risk
To make type 2 diabetes prevention relevant to healthy people, health education messages should link current lifestyles to future wellbeing. Diabetes patients need counselling support, akin to that in HIV care, to address deep worry and loss of hope
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Patient and Provider Dilemmas of Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management
Studies comparing provider and patient views and experiences of self-management within primary healthcare are particularly scarce in disadvantaged settings. In this qualitative study, patient and provider perceptions of self-management were investigated in five socio-economically disadvantaged communities in Stockholm. Twelve individual interviews and four group interviews were conducted. Semi-structured interview guides included questions on per…
What kind of life is this?’ Diabetes related notions of wellbeing among adults in eastern Uganda and implications for mitigating future chronic disease risk
To make type 2 diabetes prevention relevant to healthy people, health education messages should link current lifestyles to future wellbeing. Diabetes patients need counselling support, akin to that in HIV care, to address deep worry and loss of hope
Community and stakeholders’ engagement in the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes
Background: Community-based approaches have been identified as an effective strategy to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. However, little is known about community as a concept among people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged settings and stakeholders’ interactions and engagement in NCDs prevention and management.Objective: The aim of this study was to understand; (1) the meaning of community among peop…
Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: There is inadequate evidence about the influence of digital and cash payment modalities on the performance of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in underserved communities, such as refugee settlements. OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of CHWs when paid in cash or digitally in Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda. METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional mixed methods design was used. Secondary data comprising 247 CHW reports during a s…
Associations between digital financial services and health campaign workers’ perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Understanding the association between digital payment services and health worker outcomes is critical to improving public health outcomes and optimising health workforce efficiency. This study examined the link between digital payment systems and health campaign workers' perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria. METHODS: A national survey was conducted among 821 polio immunisation workers who participated in campa…
Assessing the feasibility of partner-implemented digital payment systems for health workers
BACKGROUND: The heightening of efforts to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases through mass vaccination campaigns has contributed to a growing demand for effective and efficient payment mechanisms for frontline vaccination workers in large-scale campaigns. Subsequently, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) adopted digital payments for campaign workers, which were either implemented by the government or partners. We specifically explored stakehol…
The effect of supporting districts to operationalise digital payments for vaccination campaign workers
INTRODUCTION: A motivated and satisfied health workforce is critical for the success of mass vaccination campaigns targeting diseases like polio. This study examined whether supporting districts to implement electronic cash (e-cash) payments, instead of cash, increased e-cash usage and improved vaccine campaign healthcare workers' (VCHWs) motivation and satisfaction during an oral poliovirus vaccination campaign in 2022 in Uganda. METHODS: In Nov…
Digitising payments for campaign health workers in Africa
box Front-line health workers are essential for mass vaccination campaigns in Africa, but their motivation and performance are often undermined by delayed, insecure and inefficient cash-based payment systems
A research agenda for digital payments of health workers in large-scale health campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa
INTRODUCTION: Digital payments are increasingly favoured over cash for remunerating healthcare workers in large-scale health campaigns due to perceived advantages in efficiency and security. However, evidence to guide their scaling and optimisation is limited. This study aimed to identify and prioritise a global research agenda for digital payments in health campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: We employed the Child Health and Nutritio…
A landscape analysis of enablers and barriers to digital payments to health workers during large-scale immunisation campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Timely and consistent digital payment of health workers is crucial for improving the effectiveness of immunization campaigns and achieving the polio eradication goals by 2026. However, evidence on the enablers and barriers to digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is limited. OBJECTIVE: To explore the enablers and barriers to digital payments for immunization campaign health workers in eight selected SSA countries. METHODS: An e…
Payment (7 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 obras) · Digital health (4 obras) · Health Policy (4 obras) · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (4 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Qualitative research (4 obras) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (4 obras) · Health care (3 obras) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 obras)