What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

K Scott, SW Beckham, M Gross, G Pariyo… - Human resources for …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Taking stock of 10 years of published research on the ASHA programme: examining India's national community health worker programme from a health systems …

K Scott, AS George, RR Ved - Health research policy and systems, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background As India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health
worker (CHW) programme enters its second decade, we take stock of the research …

[HTML][HTML] Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges

K Hampshire, T Mwase-Vuma, K Alemu, A Abane… - World …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extraordinary global growth of digital connectivity has generated optimism that mobile
technologies can help overcome infrastructural barriers to development, with 'mobile …

Community-based health planning and services programme in Ghana: a systematic review

AB Adusei, H Bour, H Amu, A Afriyie - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ghana established Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) as
the primary point of contact for primary healthcare in 1999. CHPS has since emerged as the …

[HTML][HTML] Nurses knowledge, attitudes and practices towards patients with HIV and AIDS in Kumasi, Ghana

DS Boakye, AH Mavhandu-Mudzusi - International Journal of Africa Nursing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Studies on knowledge, attitudes and practices among health care workers
involved in HIV and AIDS care have often revealed the lack of knowledge about HIV and …

Moving to a strong (er) community health system: analysing the role of community health volunteers in the new national community health strategy in Malawi

V Angwenyi, C Aantjes, K Kondowe, JZ Mutchiyeni… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Since the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978, community health volunteers (CHVs) have been at
the forefront, providing health services, especially to underserved communities, in low …

Community Health Worker programmes' integration into national health systems: Sco** review

LM Mupara, JJO Mogaka, WR Brieger… - African journal of …, 2023 - journals.co.za
Background Community health worker (CHW) programmes, when adequately integrated
into mainstream health systems, can provide a viable, affordable and sustainable path to …

'Do you trust those data?'—a mixed-methods study assessing the quality of data reported by community health workers in Kenya and Malawi

RN Regeru, K Chikaphupha… - Health Policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
High-quality data are essential to monitor and evaluate community health worker (CHW)
programmes in low-and middle-income countries striving towards universal health …

Healthcare system indicators associated with modern contraceptive use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability …

I Asaolu, VL Nuño, K Ernst, D Taren, J Ehiri - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Public health literature is replete with evidence on individual and interpersonal
indicators of modern contraceptive use. There is, however, limited knowledge regarding …

Evaluation of a package of continuum of care interventions for improved maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes and service coverage in Ghana: A cluster …

A Shibanuma, EK Ansah, K Kikuchi, F Yeji… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the continuum of care (CoC) for
maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is not always complete. This study aimed to …