What do we mean by individual capacity strengthening for primary health care in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic scoping review to improve conceptual clarity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Capacity strengthening of primary health care workers is widely used as a means to strengthen health service delivery, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of capacity strengthening to improve access to quality health care, how the term 'capacity strengthening' is both used and measured varies substantially across the literature. This scoping review sought to identify the most common domains of individual capacity strengthening, as well as their most common forms of measurement, to generate a better understanding of what is meant by the term 'capacity strengthening' for primary health care workers.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched for studies published between January 2000 and October

SUBMITTER: Finn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789571 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature