Table 5.

Result of mixed multinomial logit model for sub-classes of CHWs—formally employed versus volunteers.

	Formally employed CHWs (n=169)			Volunteer CHWs (n=117)
Variable	Coefficient (β)	SE	P value	Coefficient (β)	SE	P value
Constant for not accepting either job	– 3.23*	0.29	<0.01	– 1.82*	0.21	<0.01
Additional 5% of salary as incentives	– 0.04	0.07	0.58	– 0.10	0.08	0.20
Additional 10% of salary as incentives	0.05	0.05	0.39	0.18*	0.06	<0.01
Study leave with full basic salary after 2 years	0.16*	0.06	<0.01	0.41*	0.09	<0.01
Study leave with full basic salary+25% of government scholarship after 3 years	0.33*	0.10	<0.01	0.36*	0.13	<0.01
Opportunity to convert from CHW to other cadres of health worker (eg, Nursing)	0.30*	0.07	<0.01	0.53*	0.07	<0.01
Opportunity to undergo specialty training (eg, maternal and child health, reproductive health, etc)	– 0.77*	0.09	<0.01	– 0.31*	0.12	<0.01
Basic accommodation provided within the community	– 0.26*	0.05	<0.01	– 0.44*	0.07	<0.01
Housing allowance (20% of basic salary) provided with no accommodation	– 0.05	0.06	0.44	0.11	0.08	0.14
Provision of transportation means (eg, bicycle, motorcycle, van) for carrying out official duties	– 0.16*	0.06	<0.01	– 0.35*	0.07	<0.01
Provision of transportation allowance (10% of basic salary) for official duties	0.18*	0.07	<0.01	0.38*	0.09	<0.01
Estimated SD for random parameters
Constant for not accepting either job	1.79*	0.22	<0.01	1.52*	0.23	<0.01
Additional 5% of salary as incentives	0.07	0.10	0.44	0.18	0.10	0.09
Additional 10% of salary as incentives	0.13	0.12	0.26	0.05	0.08	0.53
Study leave with full basic salary after 2 years	0.29*	0.08	<0.01	0.33*	0.10	<0.01
Study leave with full basic salary+25% of government scholarship after 3 years	0.29	0.13	0.02	0.42*	0.11	<0.01
Opportunity to convert from CHW to other cadres of health worker (eg, Nursing)	0.49*	0.07	<0.01	0.32*	0.09	<0.01
Opportunity to undergo specialty training (eg, maternal and child health, reproductive health, etc)	0.95*	0.09	<0.01	1.69*	0.18	<0.01
Basic accommodation provided within the community	0.02	0.07	0.74	0.21*	0.07	<0.01
Housing allowance (20% of basic salary) provided with no accommodation	0.08	0.11	0.46	0.09	0.12	0.44
Provision of transportation means (eg, bicycle, motorcycle, van) for carrying out official duties	0.17	0.07	0.01	0.22*	0.07	<0.01
Provision of transportation allowance (10% of basic salary) for official duties	0.08	0.14	0.57	0.09	0.12	0.47
	McFadden pseudo R2=0.34, Log-likelihood function= −1463.20, Inf.Cr.AIC=2970.40			McFadden pseudo R2=0.29, Log-likelihood function= −1542.45 Inf.Cr.AIC=2242.50

*Indicates statistical significance at p=0.01.

CHWs, community health workers; Inf.Cr.AIC, AKAIKE Information Criterion.