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Table 1 People’s perception on VHWs with RDTs and antimalarials

From: Village health workers as health diplomats: negotiating health and study participation in a malaria elimination trial in The Gambia

Does the VHW have RDT?

Baseline

Endline

Total

Always

14.6

23.9

(35)

Most of the times

6.7

33.7

(37)

Sometimes

18.0

26.1

(40)

Never

34.8

5.4

(36)

Don’t know (DK)

25.8

10.9

(33)

N (100%)

89

92

181

Chi-square = 44.7 (df = 4); prob. < 0.0001; Cramer’s V = 0.50 (missing: 49)

Does the VHW have antimalarials?

Baseline

Endline

Total

Always

12.2

28.4

(38)

Most of the times

13.3

31.6

(42)

Sometimes

46.7

30.5

(71)

Never

12.2

1.1

(12)

DK

15.6

8.4

(22)

N (100%)

90

95

185

Chi-square = 26.7 (df = 4); prob. < 0.0001; Cramer’s V = 0.38 (missing: 45)