Community Health Workers as Vaccinators: A Rapid Review of the Global Landscape, 2000-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community health workers (CHWs) could expand immunization access in under-reached communities by administering vaccines. This rapid review identifies countries where CHWs administered vaccines and synthesizes health systems factors that may contribute to or detract from the feasibility of CHWs administering vaccines.

Methods

We conducted a rapid review of peer-reviewed literature from 3 databases and gray literature identified through web searches and by CHW subject matter experts. We treated extracted data on conditions related to vaccine administration by CHWs as qualitative data and conducted deductive content analysis.

Results

We retained 32 documents from 497 initial records and identified 23 CHW cadres that vaccinated in 20 countries, ranging from l

SUBMITTER: Gibson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972374 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature