Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To systematically review and critically appraise the evidence for the effects of interventions to improve the performance of community health workers (CHWs) for community-based primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. DESIGN:Systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. METHODS:19 electronic databases were searched with a highly sensitive prespecified strategy and the grey literature examined, completed July 2016. Randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions to improve CHW performance in low- and middle-income countries were included and appraised for risk of bias. Outcomes were biological and behavioural patient outcomes (primary), use of health services, quality of care provided by CHWs and CHW

SUBMITTER: Ballard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5665298 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature