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Table 1 Summary of data sources for various results presented

From: Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda

Results presented

Data source

Socio-demographic characteristics of the CHWs (Table2)

CHW questionnaire

Training, supervision, and workload of CHWs (Table3)

CHW questionnaire, CHW FGDs, CHWs’ records

Knowledge of malaria and pneumonia by CHWs (Table4)

CHW questionnaire (knowledge tests)

Performance of CHWs in dual- and single-illness management arms based on case scenarios (Figure1)

CHW questionnaire (case scenarios)

Performance of CHWs in dual- and single-illness management arms based on record reviews (Table5)

Review of CHW records

Performance of CHWs in dual-illness management arm based on observation (Figure2)

Observations of respiratory assessment in dual- management arm

Comparison of malaria and pneumonia management in dual-illness management arm* (Figure3)

CHW questionnaire (knowledge tests, case scenarios), review of records

Report of CHW performance by caregivers of treated children

Caregiver questionnaire, triangulation with CHW FGDs

Factors perceived to influence CHW performance

CHW FGDs

  1. * Some of the results are also presented in Table4, Figure1, and Table5 under the column for dual- illness management arm.