Skip to main content

Table 3 Average percentage of HEWs who rated the tasks in a Health Extension Program area (N = 82)

From: Identifying gaps in the practices of rural health extension workers in Ethiopia: a task analysis study

Program area

 

Frequency

Criticality

Education/training

Self-perceived performance

Number of tasks

High

Low

High

Low

Learned in PSE

Not learned in PSE

Never trained at all

Competent or proficient

Not able to perform safely

Hygiene and environmental sanitation

7

74.2

25.8

88.8

11.2

43.6

54.2

2.3

97.2

2.8

Disease prevention and control

13

73.4

26.7

89.9

10.1

44.9

52.0

3.1

95.7

4.3

Family health

22

69.3

30.7

89.8

10.2

45.3

51.5

3.2

95.6

4.4

Health education and communication

20

60.4

39.6

89.5

10.6

39.8

57.4

2.8

95.7

4.3