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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of team members

From: Can a community health worker and a trained traditional birth attendant work as a team to deliver child health interventions in rural Zambia?

Characteristics

CHW (n = 47)

TBA (n = 47)

Age: (years)

  

Average (SD)

44.4 (8.8)

53.0 (6.6)

Range

28 - 69

33 - 66

Sex:

  

Male

80.9%

0

Female

19.1%

100%

Educational Level

  

No education

0

8.5%

Primary

14.9%

68.1%

Secondary

85.1%

23.4%

Ethnic Group

  

Lamba

36.2%

50%

Bemba

14.9%

16.5%

Kaonde

2.1%

2.2%

Other

46.8%

41.3%

Marital status

  

Single/not married

0

2.1%

Married

91.3%

66.0%

Separated/divorced

2.2%

6.4%

Widowed

6.5%

25.5%

Religion

  

Christian (Jehovah witness)

31.9%

19.2%

Christian (Catholic)

12.8%

10.6%

Christian (Pentecostal)

6.4%

10.6%

African Christian Church

25.5%

44.7%

Other

23.4%

14.9%

Main Occupation

  

CHW/TBA

23.9%

19.2%

Farmer

76.1%

80.8%

Length of Service (years)

  

Average (SD)

9 (5.9)

11.3 (7.7)

Range

1-28

3-40