Table 3.
Survey Sample characteristics (valid unweighted and weighted percentages).
| Ghana (N = 598) |
Ethiopia (N = 1019) |
Malawi (N = 580) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
| Gender1 | ||||||
| Female | 74.7% | 73.7% | 100% | 100% | 44.3% | 50.7% |
| Male | 25.3%) | 26.3% | 0 | 55.7% | 49.3% | |
| Age2 (median, range) | 30y (22-59y) | 28y (19-45y) | 40y (28-59y) | |||
| Region3 | ||||||
| Region 1 | 31.6% | 27.3% | 35.3% | 32.8% | 20.0% | 12.3% |
| Region 2 | 34.6% | 32.7% | 64.7% | 62.7% | 36.6% | 40.2% |
| Region 3 | 33.8% | 40.0% | 43.4% | 47.6% | ||
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 28.8% | 29.6% | 14.0% | 6.8% | 25.5% | 41.2% |
| Rural | 71.2% | 70.4% | 86.0% | 93.2% | 74.5% | 72.9% |
| Facility base type4 | ||||||
| Hospital/polyclinic | 11.1% | 10.9% | 18.8% | 27.1% | ||
| Rural hosp/health centre | 34.9% | 3.5% | 81.2% | 72.9% | ||
| Health post | 54.0% | 7.5% | 100% | 100% | (47.9%)4 | |
| Job title | ||||||
| Community Health Nurse | 89.1% | 89.1% | ||||
| Comm Mental Health Nurse | 3.3% | 3.5% | ||||
| Other nurse/midwife | 6.8% | 7.5% | ||||
| Health Extension worker | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Health Surveillance Assist | 75.7% | 75.2% | ||||
| Senior HSA | 34.2% | 24.8% | ||||
| Education level (highest) | ||||||
| <Secondary completion | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 25.0% | 25.7% |
| Secondary completed | 0 | 0 | 85.3% | 91.6% | 72.8% | 71.8% |
| Certificate/Diploma/Degree | 100% | 100% | 14.2% | 8.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
Notes:
1. In Ethiopia, all Health Extension Workers are female.
2. In Malawi, recruitment of HSAs has been limited since 2007, hence the older age distribution.
3. Coding of Regions: Ghana: 1 = Central; 2 = Brong Ahafo, 3 = Northern. Ethiopia: 1 = Amhara, 2 = Oromia. Malawi: 1 = Northern, 2 = Central, 3 = Southern
4. In Malawi, HSAs whose communities are ‘hard to reach’ also operate a Village Clinic, regardless of the level of health facility to which they are formally attached.