Table 1.
Socio-demographic and workplace characteristics of the community health volunteers (CHVs) in Bwindi Community Hospital catchment area, Kanungu District, Uganda, 2014–2015.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (n = 508) | |
| Female | 332 (65) |
| Male | 176 (34) |
| Age (years) (n = 508) | |
| ≤35 | 242 (48) |
| >35 | 266 (52) |
| Level of education (n = 501)b | |
| Primary | 334 (67) |
| Beyond primary | 167 (33) |
| Occupation (n = 505)b | |
| Subsistence farming | 409 (81) |
| Other income sources | 96 (19) |
| Owns a cell phone (n = 508) | |
| Yes | 415 (82) |
| No | 93 (18) |
| Social status (n = 508) | |
| Local leader | 28 (6) |
| Non-leader | 480 (94) |
| Community-based distributor (CBD)a (n = 504)b | |
| Yes | 35 (7) |
| No | 469 (93) |
| Length of service of the CHV (months) (n = 503)b | |
| ≤18 months | 36 (7) |
| 19–24 months | 467 (93) |
| Number of refresher trainings attended (n = 503)b | |
| 1–3 trainings | 30 (6) |
| 4 trainings | 473 (94) |
| Number of households (n = 497)b | |
| Large (over 30 households) | 184 (37) |
| Medium (20–30 households) | 284 (57) |
| Small (under 20 households) | 29 (6) |
| Topography of workplace (503)b | |
| Hilly | 221 (44) |
| Flat | 282 (56) |
aA CBD is a CHV with additional training and responsibilities to administer some basic medicines such as anthelmintics and oral antimalarials.
bThe number of CHV is not 508 because some data were missing on these variables.