Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of community health workers (CHW)
| Intervention (n = 62) | Comparison (n = 79) | Total (n = 141) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
||
|
Mean age (standard deviation) |
32.2 (9.3) |
29.6 (5.6) |
30.8 (7.5) |
0.006 |
|
Gender (female) |
30 (48.4) |
24 (30.4) |
54 (38.3) |
0.029 |
|
Education level: | ||||
| Primary |
33 (53.2) |
26 (29.6) |
59 (41.8) |
0.006 |
| Secondary |
16 (25.8) |
22 (25.0) |
38 (27.0) |
|
| Vocational/professional |
12 (19.4) |
38 (43.2) |
50 (35.5) |
|
| Tertiary/superior |
1 (1.6) |
2 (2.3) |
3 (2.1) |
|
|
Mean number of years working as a CHW (standard deviation) |
4.6 (1.9) |
4.7 (2.4) |
4.7 (2.2) |
0.795 |
|
Currently live in village where working as community health worker |
59 (95.2) |
62 (78.5) |
121 (85.8) |
0.004 |
|
Experience with smartphone/tablet: |
<0.001 | |||
| A lot |
32 (52.5) |
40 (51.3) |
72 (51.1) |
|
| Some |
11 (18.0) |
0 (0.0) |
11 (7.8) |
|
| A little |
17 (27.9) |
23 (29.5) |
40 (28.4) |
|
| None | 1 (1.6) | 15 (19.2) | 16 (11.3) | |