Table 1.

CHW activities in comparison and intervention areas

Activity	Intervention	Comparison
Home visits and group education on common illnesses (excluding diarrhoea, malaria and hysterectomy)	×	×
Accompanied referral to health services	×	×
Medicine sales and insurance promotion	×	×
Linkages with government providers	×	×
Activate Village Health and Sanitation Committees	×	×
Group education sessions on hysterectomy with film viewings	×
Communication tools/handouts on hysterectomy	×
Group education on diarrhoea with ORS demonstrations	×
Group education on fever/malaria with interactive games	×
Wall paintings on diarrhoea and malaria	×
Education sessions on sanitation linkages and programs	×
Monthly refresher training for CHWs	×

ORS – oral rehydration salts, CHW – community health worker