Table 4.
Monetary and non-monetary compensation of community health workers associated with notification impact
| LI (n = 15) | MI (n = 16) | HI (n = 19) | Total (n = 50) | p-value╪ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monetary compensation | |||||
| Earned only a fixed component (salary or stipend) | 5 (33%) | 6 (38%) | 7 (37%) | 18 (36%) | 0.783 |
| Earned only a variable component (incentives)1 | 3 (20%) | 3 (19%) | 2 (11%) | 8 (16%) | |
| Earned both a fixed and variable component | 5 (33%) | 7 (44%) | 7 (37%) | 19 (38%) | |
| No monetary compensation | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (16%) | 5 (10%) | |
| Average total compensation/month (USD)2 | 127.77 | 210.62 | 127.51 | 153.31 | 0.106 |
| Average fixed compensation/month (USD) | 97.31 | 172.31 | 107.61 | 124.44 | 0.219 |
| Average variable compensation/month (USD) | 30.46 | 38.31 | 19.91 | 28.87 | 0.523 |
| Non-monetary incentives3 | |||||
| Priority access to TB/HIV or other disease testing | 3/13 (23%) | 4/12 (33%) | 9/18 (50%) | 16/43 (37%) | 0.294 |
| Health insurance | 2/13 (15%) | 1/11 (9%) | 4/19 (22%) | 7/43 (17%) | 0.780 |
N sizes are listed for variables with missing values
1: 2 (4%) respondent missing information on questions asked
2: 8 (16%) respondent missing information on questions asked
3: 7 (14%) respondent missing information on questions asked
╪Fisher’s exact test and Chi-square tests: comparing proportions that is conditional on frequencies; ANOVA test: comparing means