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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region: a scoping review

 

Inclusion

Exclusion

Population

CHWs are part of the intervention or program

Study does not mention CHWs (or synonyms)

Concept

Intervention or program takes place in PHC (e.g. management of chronic diseases, cancer screenings, etc.)

Intervention or program is not related to PHC (e.g. specialised (cancer) care)

Context

Study needs to be conducted in the WHO-EU region [see Table 1]

Study takes place outside the WHO-EU region

Design

All study designs (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods)

Not applicable

Year

Published after 2001

Published before 2001

Research question

/

Study does not provide information on at least one of the following elements: CHW role, recruitment, training or remuneration.