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Table 2 Proposed curative and data tasks that can be shifted to CHWs

From: Perceptions of health stakeholders on task shifting and motivation of community health workers in different socio demographic contexts in Kenya (nomadic, peri-urban and rural agrarian)

Context

Tasks that can be shifted

Nomadic

Home care for malaria and pneumonia

Acute respiratory infection (ARI)

Epidemic recognition and reporting

Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections)

Hospice services for cancer and stroke patients

Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental)

Arthritic care

Heart conditions

Community-based nutrition

Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS

Household data collection

Peri-urban

Home care for malaria

Acute respiratory infection

Epidemic recognition and reporting

Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections)

Hospice services for cancer and stroke patients

Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental)

Arthritic care

Community-based nutrition

Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS

Injections

Household data collection

Rural

Home care for malaria and pneumonia

Acute respiratory infection

Epidemic recognition and reporting

Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections)

Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental)

Community-based nutrition

Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS

Research tasks shifted

Data collection

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Data interpretation

Data dissemination

Conducting dialogue sessions