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. 2022 Feb 4;12(2):e052577. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052577

Table 4.

Female and male CHWs in Liberia, DRC and Sierra Leone

Country Total number of CHWs Number of female CHWs (%) Number of male CHWs
Liberia (Grand Bassa County) 101 10 (10%) 91 (90%)
DRC (Ituri Province—Bunia District) 480 288 (60%) 192 (40%)
DRC (Ituri Province—Aru District) 840 403 (48%) 437 (52%)
Sierra Leone (country) 13 935 3283 (24%) 10 652 (76%)

Sources: CHW Hub at Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Ministry of Health, Grand Bassa County Health Team, Community Health Department Records; Central Office of Bunia Health District; Central Office of Aru Health District.

CHW, community health worker; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo.