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Table 2 CHW utilization, purpose of CHW encounter, and health outcomes by BRIEF category

From: Health literacy, health outcomes and community health worker utilization: a cohort study in HIV primary care

Ā 

Inadequate

Marginal

Adequate

Total

p-value

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

CHW Utilization

ā€ƒLow

16

42.1

11

25.6

50

40.7

77

37.8

0.186

ā€ƒModerate

14

36.8

17

39.5

32

26.0

63

30.9

ā€ƒHigh/Very High

8

21.1

15

34.9

41

33.3

64

31.4

Purpose of Encounter

ā€ƒLogistics

19

50.0

22

51.2

57

45.6

98

47.6

0.776

ā€ƒAccompany

14

36.8

8

18.6

39

31.2

61

29.6

0.165

ā€ƒTransportation

10

26.3

15

34.1

44

34.6

69

33.0

0.623

ā€ƒConcrete Services

22

57.9

25

56.8

65

51.2

112

53.6

0.683

ā€ƒCoaching

33

86.8

37

84.1

86

67.7

156

74.6

0.016

ā€ƒEmotional

37

97.4

37

84.1

110

86.6

184

88.0

0.133

6-Month Clinical Outcomes

ā€ƒViral Load Suppression

18

54.5

26

65.0

54

49.1

98

53.6

0.223

ā€ƒHIV Primary Care

32

84.2

43

97.7

109

85.8

184

88.0

0.080

ā€ƒART Prescription

37

100.0

42

100.0

117

95.9

196

97.5

0.190