We included papers with different study designs, including qualitative, mixed-methods, reviews, and programme evaluations.
Further to this, in studies where there is an exclusive qualitative mixed methods design, such as Manthorpe et al. [ 49] it is typical for details about individual methods to be described but a discussion of integration to be absent.
Three were case studies featuring qualitative or mixed-methods, three were mixed-method studies, three had a quantitative design, and two were systematic reviews.
Studies using quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods were included.
The researchers were all health professionals with experience in HIV/AIDS program management and qualitative and mixed-methods research.
We included quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies about CHWs working in promotional, preventive, or curative primary health care in LMICs.
We searched six databases for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies that included CHWs working in promotional, preventive or curative primary health care services in LMICs.
The female residents in our study used coping mechanisms that did not differ from those found in qualitative studies mixing female and male residents [ 1, 3, 4, 6].
Both quantitative and qualitative methods (mixed-methods) were used to collect data in Osun State (Yoruba ethnic group) in the South-West and Imo State (Igbo ethnic group) in the South East.
All peer-reviewed publication types including literature reviews, quantitative studies (e.g. evaluation studies, observational studies), qualitative studies, mixed-methods studies and discussion papers were included in the review.
