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. 2014 Jan 29;2(1):103–116. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00140

TABLE 4. Selected Characteristics of Survey Respondents, by Level of Activity.

Characteristics Total Highly Active Less Active P Value
(N = 183) (n = 88) (n = 69)
Age, y, mean (SE) 41.3 (0.8) 41.1 (1.1) 40.9 (1.2) .89
No. of living children, mean (SE) 5.5 (0.2) 5.2 (0.2) 6.0 (0.5) .23
Education, %
 Primary 27.4 26.1 37.4 .17
 Secondary or higher 72.6 73.9 62.6
Sex, %
 Female 49.8 59.1 48.8 .47
 Male 50.2 40.9 51.2
No. of years as an FP CHW, mean (SE) 5.6 (0.4) 5.5 (0.4) 5.3 (0.4) .83
Provides other services besides FP, %
 No 7.3 4.8 9.4 .31
 Yes 92.7 95.2 90.6
Prior volunteer experience, %
 No 10.9 12.2 5.3 .05
 Yes 89.1 87.8 94.7
Received refresher training in past year, %
 No 26.1 27.2 32.9 .50
 Yes 73.9 72.8 67.1
Ever received supervision from HC staff, %
 Never 34.0 39.4 36.7 .82
 Ever 66.0 60.9 63.3
Received supervisory visits in community in the past year, %
 No 41.3 36.0 50.8 .23
 Yes 58.7 64.0 49.2
Problems with supplies, %
 No 36.1 26.7 41.2 .01
 Yes 63.9 73.3 58.8
Received recognition/support from community in the past year, %
 No 10.9 10.0 12.0 .75
 Yes 89.1 90.0 88.0
Received incentive from NGO or district in the past year, %
 No 46.2 45.2 47.4 .81
 Yes 53.8 54.8 52.3
Collaboration with other CHWs, %
 No 37.1 46.8 24.7 .03
 Yes 62.9 53.2 75.3
Time to HC, h, mean (SE) 1.2 (0.1) 1.3 (0.1) 1.3 (0.1) .88
Motivation, mean (SE) -0.08 (0.1) -0.05 (0.1) -0.04 (0.1) .95
Barriers, mean (SE) -0.05 (0.1) -0.04 (0.1) -0.04 (0.1) .96
Facilitators, mean (SE) -0.02 (0.1) -0.05 (0.1) 0.07 (0.1) .41

Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; FP, family planning; HC, health center; NGO, nongovernmental organization; SE, standard error.

Level of activity of CHWs was based on data from service statistics, which were available for 157 CHWs.

Nonresponses varied across items. Weighted percentages and means are reported.