Table 3.
Average percentage of HEWs who rated the tasks in a Health Extension Program area (N = 82)
| Program area | Frequency | Criticality | Education/training | Self-perceived performance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of tasks | High | Low | High | Low | Learned in PSE | Not learned in PSE | Never trained at all | Competent or proficient | Not able to perform safely | |
| Hygiene and environmental sanitation | 7 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 88.8 | 11.2 | 43.6 | 54.2 | 2.3 | 97.2 | 2.8 |
| Disease prevention and control | 13 | 73.4 | 26.7 | 89.9 | 10.1 | 44.9 | 52.0 | 3.1 | 95.7 | 4.3 |
| Family health | 22 | 69.3 | 30.7 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 45.3 | 51.5 | 3.2 | 95.6 | 4.4 |
| Health education and communication | 20 | 60.4 | 39.6 | 89.5 | 10.6 | 39.8 | 57.4 | 2.8 | 95.7 | 4.3 |