How equitable are community health worker programmes and which programme features influence equity of community health worker services? A systematic review

How equitable are community health worker programmes and which programme features influence equity of community health worker services? A systematic review

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are uniquely placed to link communities with the health system, playing a role in improving the reach of health systems and bringing health services closer to hard-to-reach and marginalised groups. A systematic review was conducted to determine the...

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Main Authors: Rosalind McCollum, Woedem Gomez, Sally Theobald, Miriam Taegtmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Equity
Inequity
Community health worker
Close-to-community provider
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3043-8

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