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Table 6 Determinants of level of teaming

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

Determinants

Team Status

 

High (N = 21) n (%)

Low/Lost (N = 26) n (%)

High vs Low/Lost OR (95% CI), p-value

Same gender

5 (23.8)

4 (15.3)

OR = 1.72 (0.40-7.43) p =0.36

Same educational level

10 (47.6)

14 (53.8)

OR = 0.78 (0.25-2.47) p =0.44

Same tribe

6 (28.6)

6 (23.1)

OR = 1.33 (0.36-5.00) p =0.46

Same marital status

14 (66.7)

13 (50.0)

OR = 2.0 (0.61-6.57) p =0.20

Same religion

8 (38.1)

10 (38.5)

OR = 0.98 (0.30-3.21) p =0.61

Belonging to a social group

9 (42.9)

11 (42.3)

OR = 1.02 (0.32-3.27) p =0.60

Supervised together some of the time1

14 (66.7)

10 (38.5)

OR = 3.2 (0.96-10.66) p = 0.05

Team member received some form of payment2

10 (47.6)

7 (26.9)

OR = 2.46 (0.73-8.34) p =0.12

Team member owes bicycle most of the time3

21 (100)

24 (92.3)

OR = Undefined p = 0.30

Team members owe mobile phone most of time4

3 (14.3)

5 (19.2)

OR = 0.70 (0.15-3.34) p =0.48

Team members have combined meeting with community most of time5

18 (85.7)

22 (84.6)

OR = 1.09 (0.21-5.52) p =0.62

Team members have supplies most of time6

1 (4.8)

3 (11.5)

OR = 0.38 (0.04-3.98) p =0.39

Team members some primary occupation apart from being CHW/trained TBA

9 (42.9)

7 (26.9)

OR = 2.04 (0.60-6.9) p =0.20

Team members within an hour walking distance

17 (80.9)

11 (42.3)

OR = 5.80 (1.52-22.1) p =0.007

  1. 1 Both the CHW and trained TBA reported being supervised together at least once during the assessments.
  2. 2 At least one member (either the CHW or trained TBA) reported receiving some form of payment (cash, kind or both) at least once during the assessments
  3. 3 At least one member of the team (CHW or trained TBA) reported owing a bicycle more than half of the assessments.
  4. 4 Both the CHW and trained TBA reported owing mobile phones more than half of the assessments.
  5. 5 Both the CHW and trained TBA reported having meeting together with the community leaders more than half of the assessments.
  6. 6 Both the CHW and trained TBA reported having the needed supplies to work with more than half of the assessments.