Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income andmiddle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding the current landscape of ongoing training for community health workers (CHWs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is important both for organisations responsible for their training, as well as researchers and policy makers. This scoping review explores this under-researched area by mapping the current delivery implementation and evaluation of ongoing training provision for CHWs in LMICs.

Design

Systematic scoping review.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, AMED, Global Health, Web of Science, Scopus, ASSIA, LILACS, BEI and ERIC.

Study selection

Original studies focusing on the provision of ongoing training for CHWs working in a country defined as low income and middle income according to World Bank Group 2012 classification of e

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931295 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature