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Table 5 Tasks rated as highly critical that HEWs were not able to perform safely (N = 82)

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

 

Percent of providers who rated the task as:

Priority tasks

High criticality

%

Not able to perform safely

%

Provide Integrated Management of Newborn and Child Illness (IMNCI)

90.2

22.0

Provide institutional clean and safe delivery services

90.2

22.0

Manage supplies stocks and maintenance at facility

86.6

13.4

Participate in research activities focusing on data management and reporting

80.4

9.8

Act as clinical preceptor, including facilitation of learning activities

87.8

8.5

Evaluate the effect of health information provided to community

91.5

7.3

Diagnose and treat minor uncomplicated diseases

84.1

6.1

Prevent and control non-communicable diseases

84.1

6.1

Conduct community diagnosis of communicable disease

92.7

4.9

Counsel, test & refer mothers for PMTCT

82.6

4.9

Establish and demonstrate community-appropriate sanitation technologies

89.1

3.7

Provide essential newborn care services

89.0

3.7

Provide Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM)

86.5

3.7

Manage cold chain system

84.1

3.7