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

TABLE 5. Factors Associated With CHW Level of Activity in Logistic Regression Analysis (N = 156).

Characteristicsa Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Demographic
 Maleb 0.63 (0.23–1.76)
 Secondary or higher educationb 2.30 (0.75–7.01)
 Age, y 1.04 (0.99–1.08)
Situational
 Prior volunteer experienceb 0.67 (0.26–1.72)
 Travel time to health center, h 0.98 (0.68–1.43)
Work
 Problems with suppliesb 2.22 (1.32–3.75)
 Collaboration with other CHWsb 0.33 (0.13–0.86)
Motivational outcomes and determinants
 Motivation 1.25 (0.70–2.23)
 Barriers 1.07 (0.67–1.72)
 Facilitators 0.67 (0.40–1.14)

Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; CI, confidence interval.

a

Control variables were education, sex, age, time to health center, motivation, barriers, and facilitators.

b

Indicator variable. For male/sex, the reference is female. For education, the reference is primary education. Other variables are yes/no binary variables, with “no” as the reference level.