Table 3.
Factors associated with community health worker performance during the cash payment period (n = 247).
| VHT performance |
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| Variable |
Optimal N = 101 f (%) |
Suboptimal N = 146 f (%) |
CPR (95% CI) |
p-value |
APR (95% CI) |
p value |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 32 (31.7) | 40 (27.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male | 69 (68.3) | 106 (72.6) | 0.89 (0.64–1.22) | 0.82 | 0.76 (0.56–1.05) | 0.10 |
| Age categories | ||||||
| <35 | 59 (58.4) | 94 (64.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| >35 | 42 (41.6) | 52 (35.6) | 1.16 (0.86–1.57) | 0.34 | 1.27 (0.94–1.71) | 0.12 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Primary and below | 20 (19.8) | 48 (32.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Secondary and above | 81 (80.2) | 98 (67.1) | 1.54 (1.03–2.30) | 0.04* | 1.71 (1.14–2.58) | 0.01* |
| VHT experience (years) | ||||||
| 1–4 | 79 (78.2) | 110 (75.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5–8 | 20 (19.8) | 30 (20.6) | 0.96 (0.65–1.40) | 0.85 | 0.97 (0.66–1.42) | 0.88 |
| 10+ | 2 (2.0) | 6 (4.1) | 0.60 (0.18–2.01) | 0.53 | 0.62 (0.20–1.87) | 0.40 |
| Phone Ownership | ||||||
| No | 45 (44.5) | 68 (46.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 56 (55.5) | 78 (53.4) | 1.04 (0.78–1.42) | 0.76 | 0.96 (0.71–1.29) | 0.77 |
| Households allocated | ||||||
| <60 | 14 (13.9) | 10 (6.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Above 60 | 87 (86.1) | 136 (93.2) | 0.67 (0.45–0.97) | 0.04* | 0.75 (0.51–1.09) | 0.13 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 15 (14.9) | 27 (18.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married | 86 (85.1) | 119 (81.5) | 1.17 (0.76–1.82) | 0.47 | 1.26 (0.81–1.96) | 0.30 |
| Other occupation | ||||||
| None | 31 (30.7) | 71 (48.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| With side occupations | 70 (69.3) | 75 (51.4) | 1.59 (1.13–2.23) | 0.01* | 1.58 (1.13–2.21) | 0.01* |
| Supervision Frequency | ||||||
| Monthly | 27 (26.7) | 37 (25.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Weekly | 74 (73.3) | 109 (74.7) | 0.96 (0.68–1.34) | 0.81 | 0.90 (0.64–1.27) | 0.56 |
*Statistically significant values at p ≤ 0.05; 95% Confidence Interval.