Do cash or digital payment modalities affect community health worker performance? – a case study of a remote refugee settlement in Western Uganda
CHWs preferred and performed better with cash payments because digital payments were associated with delays and payment shortfalls that demotivated them. Implementers should invest towards averting digital payment shortfalls in remote settings to enhance CHW motivation and performance.
Authors
- Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-2068)
- Michael Ediau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7074-4206)
- Charles Opio
- Arthur Bagonza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-7294)
- Juliet Aweko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7448-6726)
- Alex Mulyowa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3627-7637)
- Peter Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9868-0515)
- David Musoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3262-3918)
- Michael T. Wagaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8622-6993)
- Hajarah Nakitende
Institutions
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2375867
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.66
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation