Community Health Workers for Primary Healthcare Access (COMPASS), integrating a comprehensive CHW intervention in primary healthcare in Belgium: a cluster-randomized controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequality in access to Primary Health Care (PHC) is increasing in Belgium, in contrast to an overall decreasing trend throughout the European Union. A (cost-)effective solution for access-to-care challenges for people who experience challenges accessing primary healthcare (PECAP) in Belgium is needed; to address this knowledge gap, the research team drew on lessons from the CHW model in the Family Health Strategy (Brazil) and Re-engineering PHC (South Africa), in line with reciprocal innovation, to develop the Community Health Workers for Primary Healthcare Access (COMPASS) intervention.

Methods

The COMPASS study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) in the city of Antwerp, Belgium. Eighteen general practitioner (GP) practices are randomly allocated to

SUBMITTER: Masquillier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619230 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature