Table 3.
Background characteristics of the interviewed HSAs currently working in iCCM by district
| Zone | District | No. of HSAs working in iCCM | Gender (male) | Educational level | Age | Years working as a HSA* | Years working in iCCM† | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school | Form 2 | Form 4 Malawi Senior Certificate or diploma | ||||||||||||||
| n | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Northern | Chitipa | 46 | 36 | 78.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 23 | 50.0 | 22 | 47.8 | 37.3 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Karonga | 65 | 59 | 90.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 28 | 43.1 | 36 | 55.4 | 37.5 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | |
| Likoma | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 35.8 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| Mzimba North | 85 | 68 | 80.0 | 4 | 4.7 | 32 | 37.6 | 49 | 57.6 | 37.2 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| Mzimba South | 197 | 152 | 77.2 | 4 | 2.0 | 75 | 38.1 | 118 | 59.9 | 36.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Nkhata Bay | 54 | 50 | 92.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 16 | 29.6 | 37 | 68.5 | 37.5 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Rumphi | 40 | 34 | 85.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 32.5 | 27 | 67.5 | 34.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| Central | Dedza | 91 | 75 | 82.4 | 3 | 3.3 | 38 | 41.8 | 50 | 54.9 | 36.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| Dowa | 245 | 174 | 71.0 | 7 | 2.9 | 92 | 37.6 | 146 | 59.6 | 34.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| Kasungu | 124 | 102 | 82.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 54 | 43.5 | 69 | 55.6 | 36.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 | |
| Lilongwe | 127 | 112 | 88.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 49 | 38.6 | 76 | 59.8 | 37.5 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | |
| Mchinji | 120 | 104 | 86.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 35.8 | 77 | 64.2 | 36.2 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
| Nkhotakota | 135 | 82 | 60.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 66 | 48.9 | 68 | 50.4 | 35.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| Ntcheu | 129 | 98 | 76.0 | 5 | 3.9 | 51 | 39.5 | 73 | 56.6 | 36.5 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | |
| Ntchisi | 97 | 75 | 77.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 42 | 43.3 | 53 | 54.6 | 35.6 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
| Salima | 62 | 56 | 90.3 | 1 | 1.6 | 24 | 38.7 | 37 | 59.7 | 36.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| Southern | Balaka | 96 | 74 | 77.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 41 | 42.7 | 52 | 54.2 | 36.0 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Blantyre | 95 | 67 | 70.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 25 | 26.3 | 69 | 72.6 | 34.6 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| Chikwawa | 72 | 63 | 87.5 | 3 | 4.2 | 22 | 30.6 | 47 | 65.3 | 37.1 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Chiradzulu | 40 | 33 | 82.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 40.0 | 24 | 60.0 | 34.1 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| Machinga | 262 | 165 | 63.0 | 19 | 7.3 | 121 | 46.2 | 122 | 46.6 | 36.8 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | |
| Mangochi | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 2 | 3.6 | 31 | 56.4 | 22 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 0.9 | |
| Mulanje | 71 | 57 | 80.3 | 2 | 2.8 | 29 | 40.8 | 40 | 56.3 | 36.2 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| Mwanza | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 4 | 5.9 | 30 | 44.1 | 34 | 50.0 | 37.8 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | |
| Neno | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 22 | 32.8 | 44 | 65.7 | 38.6 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | |
| Nsanje | 68 | 48 | 70.6 | 3 | 4.4 | 38 | 55.9 | 27 | 39.7 | 39.3 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| Phalombe | 58 | 46 | 79.3 | 2 | 3.4 | 19 | 32.8 | 37 | 63.8 | 35.2 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |
| Thyolo | 320 | 189 | 59.1 | 11 | 3.4 | 143 | 44.7 | 166 | 51.9 | 36.4 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | |
| Zomba | 497 | 310 | 62.4 | 10 | 2.0 | 181 | 36.4 | 306 | 61.6 | 34.2 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | |
| Total | 3,392 | 2,453 | 72.3 | 94 | 2.8 | 1,364 | 40.2 | 1,934 | 57.0 | 36.0 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |
HSAs = Health Surveillance Assistants; iCCM = Integrated Community Case Management.