Table 1 Demographic characteristics of CHWs
Characteristic | Categories | Frequency (n = 485) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-county / town council | Kajjansi | 262 | 54.0 |
Kasanje | 85 | 17.5 | |
Katabi | 66 | 13.6 | |
Bussi | 72 | 14.9 | |
Age (years) | (Mean = 42.4, Standard deviation ±11.6) | ||
20–29 | 71 | 14.6 | |
30–39 | 137 | 28.3 | |
40–49 | 135 | 27.8 | |
50–59 | 99 | 20.4 | |
> 59 | 43 | 8.9 | |
Gender | Male | 122 | 25.2 |
Female | 363 | 74.8 | |
Religion | Catholic | 216 | 44.5 |
Anglican | 165 | 34.0 | |
Muslim | 32 | 6.6 | |
Pentecostal | 53 | 10.9 | |
Seventh-Day Adventists | 17 | 3.5 | |
Other | 2 | 0.4 | |
Highest education level | None | 1 | 0.2 |
Pre-primary | 2 | 0.4 | |
Primary | 130 | 26.8 | |
Ordinary secondary | 259 | 53.4 | |
Advanced secondary | 42 | 8.7 | |
Tertiary | 51 | 10.5 | |
Marital status | Married | 351 | 72.4 |
Single | 55 | 11.3 | |
Widowed | 37 | 7.6 | |
Divorced | 42 | 8.7 | |
Involved in iCCM | Yes | 276 | 56.9 |
No | 209 | 43.1 | |
Length of service as a CHW (years) | (Mean = 7.6, standard deviation ±4.7) | ||
0–10 | 365 | 75.3 | |
> 10 | 120 | 24.7 | |