Table 3 Information about the CHVs in the study
CHV Data | Control n = 39 | Intervention n = 43 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |
Mean age (years) | 39 | 41 | ||
Males | 17 | 42 % | 22 | 51 % |
Females | 17 | 58 % | 21 | 49 % |
Born in the area | 32 | 84 % | 35 | 81 % |
Selection | ||||
Community selected | 20 | 51 % | 24 | 44 % |
Self-selected | 19 | 49 % | 19 | 56 % |
Educational level community selected CHVs | ||||
Primary | 4 | 20 % | 9 | 38 % |
Secondary | 14 | 70 % | 12 | 50 % |
Higher | 2 | 10 % | 3 | 13 % |
Educational level Self Selected CHVs | ||||
Primary | 1 | 5 % | 5 | 26 % |
Secondary | 17 | 90 % | 11 | 58 % |
Higher | 1 | 5 % | 3 | 16 % |
No. years as a CHV | ||||
Community selected | 5.5 | 7.3 | ||
Self selected | 7.2 | 2.1 | ||
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 16 | 42 % | 13 | 30 % |
Christian | 22 | 58 % | 30 | 70 % |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 33 | 87 % | 39 | 91 % |
Un-marrried | 4 | 10 % | 4 | 9 % |
Divorced or widowed | 1 | 3 % | 0 | 0 % |
Children | ||||
Number | 6.8 | 5.9 | ||
No children | 2 | 5 % | 2 | 12 % |
Work | ||||
Housework | 12 | 32 % | 15 | 35 % |
Farmer | 27 | 71 % | 27 | 68 % |
Shopkeeper | 6 | 16 % | 1 | 2 % |
Leader | 13 | 26 % | 13 | 30 % |
Teacher | 1 | 3 % | 7 | 16 % |
Other | 0 | 3 % | 3 | 7 % |