Table 3.
Training and supervision received by Health Extension Workers (HEWs)
| Oromia | SNNP | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 57 | n = 73 | n = 130 | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Training Received by HEWs a | In past 3 years | In past 3 years | In past 3 years | |||
| Integrated refresher training | 56 | 98% | 67 | 92% | 123 | 95% |
| Possible severe bacterial infections management | 53 | 93% | 66 | 90% | 119 | 92% |
| Integrated community case management | 56 | 98% | 60 | 82% | 116 | 89% |
| Maternal, newborn, and child health | 52 | 91% | 57 | 78% | 109 | 84% |
| Health management information system | 30 | 53% | 72 | 99% | 102 | 78% |
| Tuberculosis prevention and control | 36 | 63% | 62 | 85% | 98 | 75% |
| Nutrition | 41 | 72% | 54 | 74% | 95 | 73% |
| Family planning | 36 | 63% | 54 | 74% | 90 | 69% |
| Malaria prevention and control | 41 | 72% | 31 | 42% | 72 | 55% |
| HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections | 35 | 61% | 31 | 42% | 66 | 51% |
| Hygiene and environmental sanitation | 32 | 56% | 31 | 42% | 63 | 48% |
| Immunization | 32 | 56% | 28 | 38% | 60 | 46% |
| Adolescent reproductive health | 24 | 42% | 31 | 42% | 55 | 42% |
| First aid | 15 | 26% | 9 | 12% | 24 | 18% |
| Supervision and Technical Support Received | In past 3 months | In past 3 months | In past 3 months | |||
| Any supervision or technical supportb | 54 | 95% | 73 | 100% | 127 | 98% |
| By Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU)c | 53 | 93% | 67 | 92% | 120 | 92% |
| By Woreda Health Office (WoHO)d | 43 | 75% | 58 | 79% | 101 | 78% |
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
| If supervised by PHCU, times in past 3 months | 4.5 | (2–8) | 5 | (3–8) | 5 | (2–8) |
| If supervised by WoHO, times in past 3 months | 1 | (1–2) | 2 | (1–2) | 1 | (1–2) |
aDenominator includes do not know; bMissing 3 from Oromia; cMissing 1 from SNNP; dMissing 1 from Oromia. IQR, Interquartile range; SNNP, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples.