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. 2022 Jan 12;14(1):2911. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.2911

TABLE 1.

Description of the participants.

Number Years living in the community Years as a community health worker Age Type of work Family
1 37 7 37 Follow up on TB and HIV patients Single mother of three kids
2 20 5 31 Seniors BP monitoring, exercise and health talks Single mother with one child
3 4 1 50 Assist elderly patients with ADL Single mother with two children
4 12 6 42 Assist patients with ADL and at senior clubs do BP readings and sugar testing Married mother with two children
5 23 7 23 Follow up on TB and HIV patients and breast-feeding counselling Single mother with two children
6 10 3 46 Home-based care and TB and HIV follow ups Widowed mother with one child.
7 20 5 52 Home visits and follow up on HIV patients Divorced mother of three and grandmother of 5 children
8 11 4 42 Work with patients who have TB, HIV and diabetes Single female
9 24 3 54 Follow up and home visits of HIV patients Divorced mother of three and grandmother of three
10 7 5 39 Adherence support for TB and HIV patients Married mother with two children
11 8 2 67 Home assessments (BP etc.) Married father with children
12 56 1 56 Home visits, massage, medication Married mother with 8 children and grandmother of 6
13 27 7 43 Manage CHWs Single mother with one child
14 34 4 34 TB and HIV care Single male without children
15 30 18 32 TB and HIV care and administration Married father with two children

CHW, community health workers; TB, tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; BP, blood pressure; ADL, activities of daily living.