The impact of training community health care workers

Abstract In recent years, community health workers (CHWs) have emerged as the main role players in implementing community-based public health interventions in racially diverse communities. Yet little is known about the extent to which CHW training curriculums influence intervention effectiveness in marginalised racial and ethnic minority communities. This review summarises evidence on the relationship between CHW training curricula and intervention outcomes conducted among South African communities in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district. A literature search was conducted of intervention studies that focused on CHW public health interventions in. Included studies were quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies employed to conduct outcome (e.g., registering a new household) and process evaluations (e.g., knowledge and self-efficacy) of CHW-led interventions. 43 managers and other categories of managers were trained. 89 OTL's and 634 CHW's were trained, and they all met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the strength of evidence linking specific CHW training curricula components to primary intervention health outcomes proved to be very effective.

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