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Improving CHW performance in LMIC

ID: 
PMMSR012
Full title: 
Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low income and middle-income countries
Author(s): 
Madeleine Ballard and Paul Montgomery
Publication date: 
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Maps: 
Performance Measurement and Management in Primary Care Delivery Systems
Review design: 
Effectiveness
Confidence Level: 
High
Number of Impact Evaluations : 
14
Regions: 
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Interventions: 
Performance-based financing (Individual)
Performance-based financing (Organizational)
Continuous education
Supervision
Outcomes: 
Health Status: (2) Psychological health
Health Behaviors: (1) Adherence by patients
Health Behaviors: (2) Health seeking behaviors
Utilization of specific services
Perceived quality of care
Adherence to recommended practice or guidelines
Quality of care process improvements
Staff turnover
Link: 
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/10/e014216

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