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. 2016 Jun 20;4(2):311–325. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00386

TABLE 3. Categories and Frequency of Messages Posted to the WhatsApp Learning Group by Broad Theme Related to CHWs’ Everyday Practices, Kibera and Makueni, Kenya, August 19, 2014 – March 1, 2015.

Theme Categories of Posts No. of Posts With at Least 1 Code in Category % of Posts in Category (N = 1,400)a
Posts about mCHW learning intervention Disability 435 31.1%
mLearn project
Mobile app
Posts about other CHW practices unrelated to the mCHW learning intervention Follow-up 445 31.8%
Health education
Household visits
Malnutrition
Other health initiatives
Referral
Reporting
Water and sanitation
Training
Posts for team building and community development Community development 819 58.5%
Fundraising and donations
Greetings
Inspiration
Inspiration Job offers and professional development
Kibera-Makueni exchange
Kenya
Moral support
Mutual learning
Religion
Service
Security
Thanks
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More than 1 code may be assigned to any 1 post, so percentages will not total to 100%.