This literature review examines the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income counties with special attention to detailing current delivery implementation and evaluation of training provision. … [Read more...] about Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature
Program Management
Community Health Workers: Addressing Client Objectives Among Frequent Emergency Department Users
This study examines the effectiveness of a community health worker (CHW) program, which aims to address client objectives for frequent emergency department users. 43% of total objectives were achieved and objective achievement was linked with increased client engagement. The authors offer several suggestions as to why the objective achievement was low and how to better … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers: Addressing Client Objectives Among Frequent Emergency Department Users
Time motion study using mixed methods to assess service delivery by frontline health workers from South India: methods
This article examines the performance of South Indian frontline health workers by analyzing their time management and identifying factors that affect their work. Around 6 or 7 hours were spent on any working day, rather than the expected 8 hours. … [Read more...] about Time motion study using mixed methods to assess service delivery by frontline health workers from South India: methods
The effect of clustering on lot quality assurance sampling: a probabilistic model to calculate sample sizes for quality assessments
This paper uses a newly developed general framework to create a cluster lot quality assurance sampling (C-LQAS) system. This method for creating a C-LQAS system is used to design data quality assessments for a community health worker program in Rwanda. … [Read more...] about The effect of clustering on lot quality assurance sampling: a probabilistic model to calculate sample sizes for quality assessments
Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale: a cross case analysis of provincial implementation in South Africa
This cross case analysis of leadership and governance roles involved in implementing large-scale community health worker programs at sub-national level. The authors identified four key roles for leaders and governments in implementing these programs. … [Read more...] about Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale: a cross case analysis of provincial implementation in South Africa