Table 1 Demographic features of included studies
First author [Ref} | Publication year | Country of study | Study design | Study setting | Sample size | Female (%) | Study duration (months) | Population/disease condition | Task shifted to: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coleman et al. [24] | 1998 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Rural | 1343 | 66.7 | 24 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Gill et al. [25] | 2008 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Urban | 284 | NR | 18 | Diabetes | Nurses |
Price et al. [26] | 2011 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Rural | 80 | 70.0 | 48 | Diabetes | Nurses |
Mash et al. [27] | 2014 | South Africa | RCT | Rural | 1570 | 73.8 | 12 | Diabetes | Health promoters |
Muchiri et al. [28] | 2015 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Rural | 62 | 86.6 | 12 | Diabetes | Nurses |
Fairall et al. [29] | 2016 | South Africa | RCT | Urban + Rural | 4,393 | 73.0 | 14 | Hypertension, Diabetes | Nurses |
Morris-Paxton et al. [30] | 2018 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Rural | 1885 | NR | 38 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | CHW |
Rampamba et al. [31] | 2019 | South Africa | RCT | Urban + Rural | 86 | 86.1 | 6 | Hypertension | Pharmacists |
Madela S et al. [32] | 2020 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 10 832 | 71.9 | 12 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | CHW |
Sharp et al. [33] | 2022 | South Africa | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 573 | 78.0 | 18 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | Nurses |
Oparah et al. [34] | 2006 | Nigeria | Observational prospective | Urban | 36 | 27.0 | 6 | Hypertension | Pharmacists |
Adeyemo et al. [35] | 2013 | Nigeria | RCT | Urban + Rural | 544 | NR | 6 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Nelissen et al. [36] | 2018 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | Urban | 236 | 58.8 | 13 | Hypertension | Pharmacists |
Ozoememna et al. [37] | 2019 | Nigeria | Observational prospective | Urban | 400 | 50.3 | 4 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Amadi et al. [38] | 2020 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | Urban | 889 | 57.4 | 3 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | Pharmacists |
Ojji et al. [39] | 2020 | Nigeria | Observational prospective | Urban | 60 | 65.0 | 1 | Hypertension | CHW |
Onyinye et al. [40] | 2021 | Nigeria | RCT | Urban | 284 | 49.7 | 9 | Hypertension, Diabetes | Pharmacists |
Sarfo et al. [41] | 2015 | Ghana | RCT | Urban | 60 | 70.0 | 9 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Marfo et al. [42] | 2016 | Ghana | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 170 | 59.0 | 13 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | Pharmacists / MCA |
Ogedegbe et al. [43] | 2018 | Ghana | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 757 | 60.2 | 47 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Adler et al. [44] | 2019 | Ghana | Observational prospective | Urban | 1339 | 69.2 | 12 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Some et al. [45] | 2016 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | Urban | 616 | 72.0 | 4 | Hypertension, Diabetes, Others* | Nurses |
Mannik et al. [46] | 2018 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | Rural | 2865 | 55.0 | 22 | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | CHW |
Vendanthan et al. [47] | 2019 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | Urban + Rural | 1460 | 58.0 | 15 | Hypertension | CHW |
Vendanthan et al. [48] | 2020 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | Urban + Rural | 1051 | 65.0 | 12 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Kengne et al. [49] | 2009 | Cameroon | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 225 | 42.7 | NR | Hypertension, Diabetes, CVD | Nurses |
Kengne et al. [50] | 2009 | Cameroon | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 454 | 47.4 | 26 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Labhardt et al. [51] | 2010 | Cameroon | Observational prospective | Rural | 796 | 69.0 | 24 | Hypertension, Diabetes | Non-physician clinician |
Lulebo et al. [52] | 2017 | DRC | Cross-sectional | Urban | 260 | 53.1 | 24 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Hailu et al. [53] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 220 | 35.2 | 9 | Diabetes | Nurses |
Kirwan et al. [54] | 2016 | Malawi | Observational prospective | Urban | 104 | 51.9 | 3 | AKI | Nurses |
Ngoga et al. [55] | 2019 | Rwanda | Observational prospective | Urban + Rural | 162 | 79.6 | 12 | Hypertension | Nurses |
Stephens et al. [56] | 2021 | Uganda | Cross-sectional | Rural | 4,300 | 78.0 | 120 | Hypertension | Others |