Table 2.
Characteristics of the CMDs
| Kumasi | Bolgatanga | Jimma | Lilongwe | Ouagadougou |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35: 18 males and 17 females | 28: 18 females and 10 males | 92: 60 females and 32 males | 8: 2 males and 6 females | 36: 30 females and 6 males |
| Selection criteria: ability to read and write; keep simple records; live in the community; trusted and willingness to volunteer |
Selection criteria: Be stable; previous volunteer experience; considered responsible and reliable; have basic education |
Selection criteria: Member of Idir at least for last one year; willing to work voluntarily; available for at least 2 years; available most of the time; acceptable by the community |
Selection criteria: Employees of the Ministry of Health. CMDs have secondary level education. Not resident in the community |
Selection criteria: Resident; availability; ability to read and write French; acceptable to local people; accept to work for the community; and general interest of the community |
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Main occupation: Unemployed: 25% Petty trader: 25% Teacher/Social worker: 12.5% Artisan: 15% Local leaders: 10% |
Main occupation: Drug shop owners: 35.7% Mason: 7.14% Petty traders 35.7% Farmers: 17.85% Retired nurse: 3.57% |
Main occupation: Unemployed: 70% (housewife) Students: 12% Petty traders: 11% Daily labourers: 5% Retired: 2% |
Main occupation: Full time employment as Ministry of Health CMDs |
Main occupation: Unemployed: 54% (housewife) Petty traders: 11% Artisan: 17% worker: 12% Students: 6% |
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Training: Initial 5-day non-residential training. Monthly updates held in the first three months of the intervention and two-monthly updates |
Training: 2 weeks training, conducted by the Regional Health Training Unit incl. two days at the Regional Health Laboratory |
Training: Three day training. Training conducted in Amharic |
Training: 6 weeks by MOH. Trained for two weeks on administering pre-packs: Week 1 theory and Week 2 practical |
Training: Two day training conducted in each zone of the site. |
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Supervision: Fortnightly supervision by 2 members of the research team |
Supervision: Weekly supervision, by 2 members of the research team, when data was collected from CMDs, plus monthly meeting of CMDs |
Supervision: Monthly monitoring and supervision meetings were held. 10 supervisors (from Jimma Health Admin. Bureau, Jimma Zone Health Bureau and Jimma University Specialized Hospital) supervised the CMDs. |
Supervision: Regular supervision (3 times weekly) by District Malaria Coordinator, plus monthly joint meetings held with community members, District Malaria Coordinator and research team |
Supervision: Regular supervision of the each CMD by the Chief Nursing Officer of the health facility to which the CMD was attached |