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Table 3 Training, supervision and workload of 125 community health workers in Iganga-Mayuge DSS

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

Characteristic

Dual arm (n = 57)

Single (n = 68)

P-value

Received training before started CHW work, n (%)

57 (100)

68 (100)

 

Feel training received was sufficient, n (%)

50 (87.7)

64 (94.1)

0.21

Median months since last attended CHW meeting (min, max)

1 (0, 2)

0.75 (0,14)

0.10

Feel CHW meetings are useful, n (%)

57 (100)

67 (98.5)

0.36

Receive support supervision, n (%)

55 (96.5)

67 (98.5)

0.46

Median months since last support supervision (min, max)

1 (0,10)

1 (0,12)

0.92

Opinion about workload, n (%)

   

 Reasonable

41 (71.9)

44 (64.7)

0.75

 Too little

3 (5.3)

5 (7.3)

 

 Too much

13 (22.8)

19 (27.9)

 

Actions taken when away, n (%)

   

 Give to family member

0 (0)

1 (1.5)

0.63

 Lock drugs up until return

54 (94.7)

64 (94.1)

 

 Ask fellow CHW to treat

3 (5.3)

3 (4.4)

 

Median number of children treated in last 3 months (min, max)

80 (26, 126)

90 (30, 175)

0.07