Practices and Challenges of the Health Extension Program in Woreda 3, Gullele Sub-City Administration, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2020-10
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this study was to explore the Practices and challenges of the health extension program in the City area of Ethiopia: particularly in Woreda 3, Gullele Sub City, Addis Ababa City Administration. The study used a descriptive research design with the data collected by an interviewees and document reviews. The data were analyzed in line with the standards of the qualitative descriptive technique. The primary source of data had been health extension professional, clients (services users) and key informants (supervisor, medical health center director and health office header). The secondary source data had been one in five health development army evaluation recording materials and model families of relatives’ evaluation checklists. According to this study result, from the perspective of service providers and service users concerning the health extension program the communities they had high recognition at the circle of relatives making plans( current contraceptive including; Implants, inject in a position and drugs) and diseases prevention and manipulate( HIV, TB, cholera and many others).Additionally, the weak point /gaps concerning to health extension from the perspective of the services providers and services users have recognized problems together with; build and preserve bathroom , path, canal ditch and defection, disposal waste un unlawful areas, there isn't always that in the program written enforcement law when absolutely everyone in opposition to the program , maximum of health extension professional were not satisfied by using lack of incentive( improve get right of entry to training, training , transportation, and responsibility).The challenges regarding to address the health extension program as the participants have been responses that, within the community economically hassle (loss of build and hold toilet, slum residence, canal ditch),monitoring and evaluation system, less implements collaboration with stakeholders. Therefore, numerous stakeholders which include Gullele Woreda3 administration, the Woreda health office, Ethiopian health Minster, NGOs ought to work in collaboration to clear up those pressing and urgent problems of the community.
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Practices and Challenges of the Health Extension Program in Woreda 3, Gullele Sub-City Administration, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.