TABLE 1. Background Characteristics of Community Health Workers, Shurugwi and Chirumanzu Districts, Zimbabwe, 2013 (N = 322).

Characteristic	Value
Age, mean ± SD, years	45.0 ± 8.8
<40, No. (%)	87 (27.0)
40–50, No. (%)	153 (47.5)
>50, No. (%)	82 (25.5)
Gender, No. (%)
Female	237 (73.6)
Marital status, No. (%)
Currently married	247 (76.7)
Other	75 (23.3)
Household size, mean ± SD	4.82 ± 2.50
Educational level, No. (%)
Primary (7 years)	54 (16.8)
Some secondary (8–10 years)	101 (31.4)
“O” Levela or higher (11+ years)	167 (51.9)
Tenure as CHW, median (IQR), years	3.2 (2.2, 11.1)
First experience with health education job, No (%)	243 (75.5)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; CHW, community health worker.

^a Ordinary, or “O”, Level certificate examination is a terminal examination taken after 4 years of secondary education.