Table 3.
Association between demographic characteristics and performance of CHWs
| Variable | Performance | Crude analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (n, %) | Poor (n, %) | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Sex | ||||
| Males | 12 (16.4) | 82 (31.2) | ||
| Females | 61 (83.6) | 181 (68.8) | 2.3 (1.17-4.54) | 0.013 |
| Age of respondents | ||||
| <=35 years | 17 (23.3) | 59 (22.4) | ||
| >35 years | 56 (76.7) | 204 (77.6) | 0.95 (0.51-1.76) | 0.877 |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary | 28 (38.4) | 126 (47.9) | ||
| Secondary | 31 (42.5) | 114 (43.3) | 1.22 (0.69-2.17) | 0.488 |
| Tertiary | 14 (19.2) | 23 (8.7) | 2.74 (1.23-6.08) | 0.010 |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 26 (35.6) | 90 (34.2) | ||
| Anglicans | 34 (46.6) | 125 (47.5) | 0.94 (0.53-1.68) | 0.838 |
| Moslem | 7 (9.6) | 37 (14.1) | 0.65 (0.26-1.65) | 0.365 |
| Other | 6 (8.2) | 11 (4.2) | 1.89 (0.63-5.65) | 0.247 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 810.9) | 16 (6.1) | ||
| Married | 52 (72.6) | 189 (71.9) | 0.55 (0.22-1.36) | 0.190 |
| Separated/divorced | 10 (13.7) | 32 (12.2) | 0.63 (0.2-1.92) | 0.407 |
| Widow/widower | 3 (4.1) | 26 (9.9) | 0.23 (0.05-1.08) | 0.042 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 14 (19.2) | 46 (17.5) | ||
| Formal employment | 11 (15.1) | 30 (11.4) | 1.2 (0.48-3.02) | 0.691 |
| Self employed | 48 (65.8) | 187 (71.1) | 0.84 (0.43-1.66) | 0.622 |