Area 1 | Appropriate intervention | Yes/no |
1 | Is the intervention perceived to be useful by the target population? | Â |
2 | Has the intervention been adapted for delivery by the PVs? | Â |
3 | Has the intervention been adapted for cultural relevance? | Â |
4 | Does the intervention allow flexibility of delivery (e.g., format, location)? | Â |
Area 2 | Appropriate peer selection | Â |
5 | Is there a sufficiently large pool of potential PVs willing to work? | Â |
6 | Are the PVs locally based? | Â |
7 | Are the PVs matched to the target population? (gender, age, socioeconomic status, language etc.) | Â |
8 | Do the PVs share life-experiences with the target population? (similar life events, psychosocial stresses, shared experience of illness or condition etc.) | Â |
9 | Do the PVs enjoy the trust and goodwill of the target population? | Â |
Area 3 | Appropriate links with local health system | Â |
10 | Is the PV programme supported by local health providers? | Â |
11 | Are local health providers involved in the identification, recruitment, training and embedding of PVs in the community? | Â |
12 | Are local health providers kept up-to-date with progress of the programme? | Â |
Area 4 | Appropriate training and supervision | Â |
13 | Is the training and supervision appropriate to the level of PVs qualifications and capacity? | Â |
14 | Do the trainers and supervisors possess good knowledge of local culture? | Â |
15 | Is supervision adequate to the individual needs of the PVs? | Â |
16 | Does supervision facilitate group and experiential learning? | Â |
Area 5 | Appropriate organisational support | Â |
17 | Is there an organisational structure in place to support the day-to-day work of the PV? | Â |
18 | Is the organisational structure responsive to new challenges? (e.g., emotional need, managing expectations of PVs and community) | Â |
Area 6 | Appropriate incentivisation | Â |
19 | Are PVs’ incentives matched to their expectations? [e.g., fixed monetary incentives (salary), other monetary incentives (travel, allowances), opportunities for personal development, appreciation from the community] |  |
20 | Is the community approving of the PVs’ role? |  |
21 | Are PVs’ own families supportive of their role? |  |