Table 2 Roles of CHWs, VMWs and lay personnel working on malaria
SN | Citation | Cadre | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Rodriguez et al. [20] | Health surveillance assistants | Treatment with ACT Disease surveillance Health promotion |
2. | Chilundo et al. [21] | CHWs: Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs) | Prescription of anti-malarial Management of malaria cases |
3. | Yansaneh et al. [33] | Community health volunteers | Malaria treatment Health promotion Referral of critical patients or those with danger signs Accompanies malaria-sick patients to health facilities |
4. | Witek-McManus et al. [34] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment using ACT |
5. | Nanyonjo et al. [30] | CHWs | Diagnosis Patients’ referral |
6. | Linn et al. [19] | HCPs | Home visitation and health promotion |
7. | Druetz et al. [35] | CHWs | Patients consultations Prescription and treatment |
8. | Das et al. [36] | ASHA | Patients consultations Prescription and treatment |
9. | Yansaneh et al. [12] | Community health volunteers | Malaria treatment Disease prevention |
10. | Banek et al. [13] | (CMDs) | Home-based treatment of malaria |
11. | Hamainza et al. [22] | CHWs | Malaria treatment Diagnosis using RDT |
12. | Abbey et al. [24] | CHWs | Health promotion |
13. | Tine et al. [14] | CHWs | Malaria treatment Health promotion |
14. | Tine et al. [29] | CHWs | Home-based treatment and diagnosis |
15. | Nanyonjo et al. [18] | Primary health facility workers (PFHWs) | Facility treatment Health promotion and prevention |
16. | Siekmans et al. [38] | CHWs | Home-based treatment and diagnosis |
17. | Ndiaye et al. [39] | CHWs | Consultations Treatment using ACT Patients’ referrals Diagnosis using RDT |
18. | Blanas et al. [28] | CHWs | Treatment and prescription of ACT Diagnosis with RDT Selling anti-malarials at government prices |
19. | Ohnmar et al. [40] | Village volunteers | Treatment and prescription of ACT Diagnosis with RDT |
20. | Lim et al. [41] | Village malaria workers | Diagnosis |
21. | Kisia et al. [42] | CHWs | Treatment and prescription of ACT |
22. | Counihan et al. [25] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT |
23. | Rutta et al. [43] | CORPs | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment using ACT Referral of malaria cases |
24. | Ratsimbasoa et al. [44] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT |
25. | Brenner et al. [23] | Community health volunteers | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment using ACT |
26. | Mukanga et al. [45] | CHWs | Patients’ consultation: taking history Diagnosis with RDT Patient’s classification |
27. | Thiam et al. [46] | HCPs | Patients’ consultation: taking history Diagnosis with RDT Treatment |
28. | Okeibunor et al. [15] | CDDs | Distribution of ITNs Provision of IPTp drugs Counselling services on prevention among pregnant women |
29. | Lemma et al. [47] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment of malaria |
30. | Patouillard et al. [16] | Community health volunteers | Intermittent preventive treatment in children (IPTc) |
31. | Chanda et al. [48] | CHWs | Diagnosis |
32. | Chanda et al. [49] | CHWs | Treatment using anti-malarials |
33. | Ngasala et al. [50] | CHWs | Treatment using anti-malarials (ACT) |
34. | Phommanivong et al. [51] | Village health workers | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment of malaria |
35. | Yeboah-Antwi et al. [52] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment using ACT |
36. | Mukanga et al. [53] | CMDs | Diagnosis using RDT |
37. | Yasuoka et al. [17] | Village malaria workers | Diagnosis with RDTs Prescribing anti-malarials Active detection Explanations about compliance Follow-up of patients |
38. | Hawkes et al. [54] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT Treatment of febrile conditions/malaria |
39. | Eke et al. [55] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT |
40. | Tipke et al. | Volunteer community health workers | Treatment using modern medicine |
41. | Awor et al. [56] | Drug shop attendants | Malaria testing with RTD Malaria treatment with ACT |
42. | Cox et al. [57] | Village malaria workers | Surveillance of day 3-positive Plasmodium falciparum cases |
43. | Hamainza et al. [22] | CHWs | Diagnosis using RDT |
44. | Ndiaye et al. [58] | CHWs | Use of paediatric kit containing quinine, purified water, syringe |
45. | Das et al. [59] | Volunteers | Cases of fever treated during the 3-year period |
46. | Mbonye et al. [60] | Drug shop vendors, traditional birth attendants, community reproductive health worker, adolescent peer mobilizer | Delivery of SP doses to pregnant women |
47. | Vanek et al. [61] | CORPs | Number of malaria vector larval habitats |
48. | Cho-Min-Naing et al. [62] | Volunteer health workers | Sensitivities of malaria parasites tests |
49. | Kelly et al. [63] | CHWs | Treatment |
50. | Ruebush et al. [64] | Volunteer collaborators | Number of patients treated |
51. | Aung et al. [65] | CHWs | Diagnosis and treatment of paediatric malaria |
52. | Gidebo et al. [66] | CHWs | Diagnosis and treatment |
53. | Kalyango et al. [67] | CHWs | Treatment |
54. | Hamer et al. [68] | CHWs | Use of RDT |
55. | Mubi et al. [10] | CHWs | Provision of ACT |
56. | Harvey et al. [69] | CHWs | Use of RDT |
57. | Delacollette et al. [70] | CHWs | Treatment |
58. | Phommanivong et al. [51] | Village health volunteers | Use of RDT Provision of ACT |
59. | Eriksen et al. [71] | Women leaders | Role of women leaders in recognizing symptoms and providing first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria |
60. | Kouyaté et al. [72] | Lay community women leaders | Malaria case management |
61. | Onwujekwe et al. [73] | CHWs | Malaria treatment |
62. | Mayxay et al. [74] | Village health volunteers | Use of RDT |
63. | Hii et al. [75] | Village health volunteers | Treatment |
64. | Spencer et al. [76] | Volunteer community health workers | Treatment with chloroquine |
65. | Ajayi et al. [77] | CHWs | Health promotion Treatment of malaria |
66. | Kweku et al. [78] | Community volunteers vs health workers in health facilities | Administration of amodiaquine plus SP |