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    AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE DELIVERY OF MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS BY CHVS IN THIKA SUB-COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
    (Gretsa University, 2025-10) AKINYI, IRENE; NYERERE, IAN; NGIGI, IRENE
    This paper examines the involvement of the community health volunteers (CHVs) in improving maternal health Awareness in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya, given the perennial maternal health problems in low-middle-income countries. Although the communities CHVs work with need them to bridge gaps between service delivery and communities, little is known regarding how CHVs’ education, training, age, and engagement in activities within the selected communities affects their ability to facilitate awareness of maternal health. Specifically, an aim is to evaluate factors as education, training, age, and engagement and the ways they influence maternal health Awareness. The study therefore present hypothesis, claiming that there are no correlation between education, training, age, community engagement and awareness on maternal health among the CHVs. This research design adopted a descriptive survey design the research targeted about 100 CHVs and mothers in Thika district and used a stratified sampling method in order to get equal representation. Structured questionnaires and triad-based key informant interviews for quantitative collection methods. The hypothesis was tested using both descriptive and inferential statistics, with chi-square as the statistic of interest for the latter while content analysis and thematic coding for the qualitative data. The reliability was tested internally via Cronbach’s alpha and is set at a minimum of 0.7 validity was tested internally via pilot testing and expert review. These comprise of issues to do with consent and approval from the applicable review boards. Therefore, by filling the gaps found out in the existing literature, it is believe that this study shall provide useful information to the health policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and training programmes so that maternal mortality rates down in Kenya and quality of maternal health services improved. The results are expected to be useful in enhancing the sustainable improvements in the effectiveness of CHV through education, training, and resource management planning to the goals of the sustainable development index in the aspect of maternal health