Table 1.

Key assessment areas

		Identified assessment areas	Example evaluation questions
Implementation moderators	CHW policy	Programme complexity	How have programme designers conceptualized the CHW model? How complex and comprehensive is the model?
		Programme comprehensiveness
	Support strategies	Training	What training did CHWs receive?
		Management and supervision	How are CHWs been monitored and supervised on the ground?
	Quality of delivery	Adaptation	In what way has the CHW model been adapted by programme managers in response to local contexts? How relevant is the current CHW model to the local context?
		Applicability
	CHW responsiveness	Recruitment of appropriate personnel	What were the CHW recruitment processes, and how effective were they at identifying appropriate community members as CHWs?
		Clarity on task profile
		Remuneration and Motivation	What is the understanding of CHWs of their task profiles?
			What kind of remuneration do CHWs receive?
			Are CHWs adequately motivated and incentivized to effectively perform the tasks required of them?
Implementation adherence	Coverage	CHW: Household ratio. Range of services provided	At what ratio of CHW: Household are CHWs functioning at?
			What services are actually been provided by CHWs?
	Frequency	Regularity of household contact	How frequently do CHWs visit their households?
	Duration	Consistence of service delivery over time	How consistently do CHWs deliver their required services? How consistent has been the delivery of services over time?