Table 2.

Most critical challenges faced by VHTs as they perform their work

Challenges faced by VHTs*	Frequency (%)
Delayed supply of drugs/supplies	255 (59.0)
Lack of transport	203 (46.7)
Interference with personal work	129 (29.8)
Lack of lighting source at night	110 (25.4)
Lack of allowances/low facilitation	73 (16.9)
Community members demand treatment of children who test negative for malaria	59 (13.6)
Caretaker not complying to dose given to children	58 (13.4)
Long distances	38 (8.8)
People think VHTs are paid	22 (5.1)
Language barriers	10 (2.8)
Lack of supervision	8 (1.9)
Lack of feedback from health facilities	8 (1.9)
Lack of recognition from supervising health facility	4 (0.9)
Absence of health workers at heath facilities	2 (0.5)

^*Multiple responses elicited.