Community engagement initiatives in primary health care to achieve universal health coverage: A realist synthesis of scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community engagement (CE) is an essential component in a primary health care (PHC) and there have been growing calls for service providers to seek greater CE in the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of PHC services. This scoping review aimed to explore the underlying attributes, contexts and mechanisms in which community engagement initiatives contribute to improved PHC service delivery and the realisation of UHC.

Methods

PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE and Google Scholar were searched from the inception of each database until May 2022 for studies that described the structure, process, and outcomes of CE interventions implemented in PHC settings. We included qualitative and quantitative studies, process evaluations and systematic or scop

SUBMITTER: Erku D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156058 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature