Table 2.

CHW workload

Work activities	Median number in the last 2 weeks (range)	Median time per consultation/visit (range)	Place of consultation
Consultations, children < 5 years	4 (0–14)	30 min (5 min–1h 30 min)	Home of CHW: 91%
			Home of patient: 6%
			Other: 3%
Consultations, individuals > 5 years	3 (0–10)	30 min (2 min–1h)	Home of CHW: 78%
			Home of patient: 22%
			Other: 0%
Household visits, including travel timea	2 (0–21)	30 min (5 min–4h) (+35min (3 min–3h))	N/A
Otherb		0(0–7 h)	N/A
	Median number in the last3 months (range)
Health facility visits, including travel timec	2 (0–12)	4 h(40 min–10h)	N/A
Median work time per month, calculated based on reported CHW activities in last 2 weeks		9 h 20 min (0–36 h 30 min)
Median work time per month, based on CHW-estimated work time in last 2 weeks		17 h 20 min (0–208 h)
Median work time per month, calculated based on CHW-estimated work load during last yeard		19 h 20 min (2 h 30 min–57h 10 min)

^a To follow-up on children previously treated, to check on new-borns or to inform on preventive health practices.

^b Record keeping/administration, community sensitization on health and sanitation issues, etc.

^c To collect new drugs, deliver service statistics, meet with the supervisor.

^d Estimated to a median of 15 children (range 5–100) and 6 household visits (range 0–24) per month. Average workload per month over the last year was explored to account for seasonal fluctuations in illness prevalence.