SynthesisThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2014
Community health workers and stand-alone or integrated case management of malaria: a systematic literature review.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions involving community health workers and their effect on cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Adding rapid diagnostic tests to community-based programmes for treating malaria.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Stock-outs of essential medicines among community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic literature review of the extent, reasons, and consequences.Human resources for health · 2022Pooled it
- Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of community-delivered models of malaria control and elimination: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2019Pooled it
- Community health volunteers could help improve access to and use of essential health services by communities in LMICs: an umbrella review.Health policy and planning · 2018Pooled it
- What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers.Human resources for health · 2018Pooled it
- Towards a framework for analyzing determinants of performance of community health workers in malaria prevention and control: a systematic review.Human resources for health · 2018Pooled it
- A community-based dynamic choice model for HIV prevention improves PrEP and PEP coverage in rural Uganda and Kenya: a cluster randomized trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Trial
- A cluster randomized trial of delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at the community level in Burkina Faso.Malaria journal · 2020Trial
- Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya.Journal of global health · 2018Trial
- Community health workers adherence to referral guidelines: evidence from studies introducing RDTs in two malaria transmission settings in Uganda.Malaria journal · 2016Trial
- Extreme rainfall, flooding and malaria in the Sahara: outbreak analysis in Kidal, Mali 2024.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Implementing community case management of malaria: Stakeholder insights on advancing equitable access in Kilifi County.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Practicability of a malaria rapid diagnostic self-test among artisanal gold miners in French Guiana: a cross-sectional study.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Optimizing people's movement across the health system: a scoping review of referral systems within a primary health care approach.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
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- Health system effectiveness of symptomatic malaria case management in Papua New Guinea.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders.Malaria journal · 2024Review
- Pilot deployment of a community health care worker in distributing and offering the COVID-19 AgRDT in Tanzania.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of strategies to improve community case management (CCM) of malaria. Forty-three studies were included; most (38) reported indicators of community health worker (CHW) performance, 14 reported on malaria CCM integrated with other child health interventions, 16 reported on health system capacity, and 13 reported on referral. The CHWs are able to provide good quality malaria care, including performing procedures such as rapid diagnostic tests. Appropriate training, clear guidelines, and regular supportive supervision are important facilitating factors. Crucial to sustainable success of CHW programs is strengthening health system capacity to support commodity supply, supervision, and appropriate treatment of referred cases. The little evidence available on referral from community to health facility level suggests that this is an area that needs priority attention. The studies of integrated CCM suggest that additional tasks do not reduce the quality of malaria CCM provided sufficient training and supervision is maintained.
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