Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies, CHWs performance and training; and NGO affiliation
| Reference | Type of study | Country of study | Recruitment of CHWs | Training | NGO affiliation | Impact measures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nsom Mba, 2006 [26] | cross-sectional | Cameroon | By the community | Training of CHWS (general training) | None | Not reported |
| 2 | Um Boock, 2008 [34] | Case-control | Cameroon | By the community | Training of CHWS (general training) | Fairmed Foundation | Not reported |
| 3 | Um Boock et Deffo 2004 [35] | Case-control | Cameroon | Not reported | Training of CHWS (general training) | Fairmed Foundation | Not reported |
| 4 | Comte, 2006 [17] | Case-control | Cameroon | Village health committees | Not reported | “Médecins Sans Frontières” | Not Reported |
| 5 | China et Sopoh 2006 [22] | cross-sectional | Benin | By the community | Not reported | Raoul Foullereau. | Not reported |
| 6 | Sopoh et al. 2007 [23] | Cohort study | Benin | By the community | Support in the implementation of CHWs activities | None | Not reported |
| 7 | Malda, 2006 [18] | cross-sectional | Ivory Coast And Benin | Village health committees | Not reported | ANESVAD | Not reported |
| 8 | Ake, 2006 [19] | cross-sectional | Ivory Coast | By the community | Not reported | MAP International | Referral rate : 67% |
| 9 | Saunderson, 2006 [25] | cross-sectional | Ghana | By the community | Not reported | American Leprosy Missions | Not reported |
| 10 | Weeb et al. 2007 [12] | Randomed Controlled Trial | Ghana, Ivory coast | Village health committees | Not reported | None | Not reported |
| 11 | Adamba, 2011 [21] | controlled before and after | Ghana | Village health committees | Training of CHWs (general training) | None | Not reported |
| 12 | Kibadi et al. 2008 [24] | Cohort studies | Democratic republic of Congo | Not Reported | Training of CHWs in the early detection of cases | None | Not reported |
| 13 | Kibadi et al. 2009 [42] | cross-sectional studies | Democratic republic of Congo | By the community | Not reported | None | Not reported |
| 14 | Jonhson, 2005 [27] | cross-sectional studies | Benin | Not reported | Training of CHWs in case identification in | None | Not reported |
| 15 | Kanga et al. 2003 [30] | cross-sectional studies | Ivory Coast | By the community | Not reported | None | Referral rate : 65% |
| 16 | Vouking el al. 2010 [20] | cross-sectional studies | Cameroon | By the community | Training of CHWs in case identification | None | Referral rate : 95% |
| 17 | Ackumey et al. 2011 [41] | cross-sectional studies | Ghana | Not reported | Training of CHWs in case identification | None | Not reported |