Table 2 The roles of CHWs based on promotive, preventive, and curative classification
Classification | Number of articles | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Promotive | 42 | Health promotion and education such as campaign and counselling (trusted sources of health information). |
Community mobilisation, empowerment. | ||
Preventive | 36 | Health status monitoring, such as child growth and pregnant women. |
Provision of immunisation, contraception, vitamin A, and iron. | ||
Health screening, early detection (rapid test). | ||
Tracing, surveillance. | ||
Referrals. | ||
Supervision for patient treatment (monitoring medication adherence), follow up cases. | ||
Curative | 23 | Provision of medical treatment (iCCM, malaria program). |