Factors Affecting the Performance of Community Volunteers during Child Health Douala- Cameroon

Abstract

Objectives: To identify factors that contribute to team performance. Methods: Using tally sheets, teams were categorized in two: "acceptable performance" and "poor performance" and members of both teams were randomly selected and interviewed. Data were entered into Epi info, comparison were performed using the method two sample Z test for proportions (P-value 2-tailed). Was considered an influencing factor when the p value was less than 0.05. Results: A total of 100 questionnaires were administered with 61% in the "poor performance" and 39% for "acceptable performance”. The main factors that influence the performance of teams are mastering the area to be covered by a team by their supervisor, parental refusal, signs that enable the community to clearly identify the volunteer, been already supplemented, the daily payment of voluntary, the encouragement by the heads of block/area, density of housing and the number of participants during the training prior to the event. Conclusions: Factors affecting the performance community volunteers during child health days are of various orders and require different actions to address them.