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Table 4 Relationship between health worker characteristics (knowledge, self-efficacy, and satisfaction) and counseling performance (N = 74)

From: Does health worker performance affect clients’ health behaviors? A multilevel analysis from Bangladesh

Covariate

Health worker counseling compliance score change, adjusted coefficient (95% CI)

Model 1

Health worker knowledge score (0–100)

0.46*** (0.21, 0.71)

  Health worker age

0.029 (−0.31, 0.37)

  Health years of experience in health sector

−0.18 (− 0.71, 0.36)

  Health worker years of schooling

− 0.56 (−1.56, 0.45)

Model 2

Health worker self-efficacy score (0–100)

0.27** (0.076, 0.46)

  Health worker age

−0.045 (− 0.39, 0.30)

  Health years of experience in health sector

−0.38 (− 0.97, 0.22)

  Health worker years of schooling

− 0.57 (−1.60, 0.46)

Model 3

Health worker satisfaction score (0–100)

0.14 (−0.16, 0.44)

  Health worker age

−0.073 (− 0.42, 0.28)

  Health years of experience in health sector

−0.11 (0.68, 0.47)

  Health worker years of schooling

−0.59 (−1.64, 0.46)

  1. CI confidence interval
  2. Models include random effects for sub-district (N = 20)
  3.  < 0.1, * < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001