TABLE.

Community Health Workers’ Ideas to Improve Oral Polio Vaccination, by Theme

No. of Teams Submitting Idea
Tackle Community Fatigue35
Hold fewer campaigns and fewer household visits per campaign21
Streamline data collection and improve data management6
Other8
Strengthen Primary Health Care39
Provide health camps6
Improve government clinics23
Improve water and sanitation1
Implement co-delivery of additional services during polio campaigns9
Engage the Community38
Engage religious influencers7
Manage refusals by doctors and government workers5
Introduce educational videos7
Create a polio dial tone3
Other16
Improve the Workplace77
Reduce overtime work10
Improve processes for receiving workplans5
Hire more selectively10
Enhance skills training5
Implement longer-term contracts7
Create space to discuss workplace issues4
Address violence from the community5
Other31