AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE DELIVERY OF MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS BY CHVS IN THIKA SUB-COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
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2025-10
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Gretsa University
Abstract
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
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SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education