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Table 1 Demographics of VHWs

From: Family health sheets: a vital instrument for village health workers providing comprehensive healthcare

 

VHWs who completed the survey n = 48, (%)

VHWs who participated in the discussion groups n = 24, (%)

Gender

 Male

7 (15)

5 (21)

 Female

41 (85)

19 (79)

Age

 20–30

7 (15)

2 (8)

 31–40

16 (33)

6 (25)

 41–50

13 (27)

7 (29)

 51–60

7 (15)

2 (8)

 60–70

5 (10)

4 (17)

Education Level

  < Primary school, grade 4

0

0

 Primary school, grade 4–5

3 (6)

0

 Primary school, grade 6–7

16 (33)

6 (25)

 Some Secondary School

15 (31)

7 (29)

 Completed Secondary School

11 (23)

7 (29)

 Tertiary education (Certificate)

3 (6)

4 (17)

Family Status

 Has children

48 (100)

24 (100)

 Partnered/married presently

44 (92)

22 (92)

Primary Vocation

 Commercial Farmer

1 (2)

0

 Subsistence farmer

47 (98)

24 (100)

VHW Cohorta

 1st

10 (21)

6 (25)

 2nd

14 (29)

10 (42)

 3rd

15 (31)

9 (38)

 4th

9 (19)

4 (17)

Number of households in a VHW's village

 50–100

5 (10)

2 (8)

 100–150

9 (19)

5 (21)

 150–200

11 (23)

7 (29)

 200–250

18 (38)

8 (33)

 250–300

2 (4)

1 (4)

  > 300

3 (6)

1 (4)

  1. 48 of 52 VHWs participated in the survey, and 24 out of 48 participated in the discussion groups.
  2. a1st VHW cohort began training in 2007, 2nd cohort in 2009, 3rd cohort in 2014, 4th cohort in 2017