The community health worker as service extender, cultural broker and social change agent: a critical interpretive synthesis of roles, intent and accountability

This paper is a critical interpretive synthesis of community health workers (CHWs) and accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were: What factors promote or undermine CHWs as accountability agents? (and) Can these factors be intentionally fostered or suppresse...

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Main Authors: Stephanie M Topp, Marta Schaaf, Lynn Freedman, Caitlin Warthin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/6/e002296.full