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February 24, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Impact of Community Health Worker Programmes on Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence Among Rural Residents in Kenya: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study

NNNjeru Muthoni NjauWOWycliffe Mutua Okoth

Key Points

  • The research aims to assess the effect of community health worker programmes on tuberculosis treatment adherence in rural Kenya.
  • Utilized a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews.
  • Collected data from 400 rural residents using structured questionnaires.
  • Analyzed treatment adherence using logit models.
  • Observed an 18% increase in medication adherence compared to baseline.
  • Reported a confidence interval of ±5% (95%) for the adherence increase.
  • Highlighted the critical role of community health workers in enhancing treatment adherence.

Abstract

Community health worker (CHW) programmes have been increasingly implemented to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence among rural populations in Kenya. A mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews was employed. Data were collected from 400 rural residents using structured questionnaires. CHW interventions showed an 18% increase in medication adherence compared to baseline, with a confidence interval of ±5% (95%). The findings suggest that CHWs play a crucial role in enhancing TB treatment adherence among rural Kenyan populations. Further studies should explore the scalability and sustainability of these interventions across diverse communities. Tuberculosis, Community Health Workers, Adherence Rates, Rural Kenya Treatment effect was estimated with logit (pᵢ) =₀+^ Xᵢ, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Njau et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699d3fd9de8e28729cf64aebhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18728536
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