Table 1 Characteristics of providers, comparing CHWs and facility-based service providers
CHWs, n = 278 | Facility-based, n = 258 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Age | < 0.001 | ||||
20s | 76 | 27.3 | 60 | 23.3 | |
30s | 107 | 38.5 | 62 | 24.0 | |
40s | 65 | 23.4 | 101 | 39.2 | |
50+ | 30 | 10.8 | 35 | 13.6 | |
Sex | < 0.001 | ||||
Male | 88 | 31.7 | 40 | 15.4 | |
Female | 190 | 68.3 | 218 | 84.6 | |
Location | 0.563 | ||||
Ebonyi | 89 | 32.0 | 88 | 34.1 | |
Niger | 107 | 38.5 | 89 | 34.5 | |
Ondo | 82 | 29.5 | 81 | 31.4 | |
Mean duration at facility (Months) | 24.4 (21.4–27.5) | 39.5 (34.2–44.8) | < 0.001 | ||
Attended IPC training (ever) | < 0.001 | ||||
No | 131 | 47.1 | 74 | 28.7 | |
Yes | 147 | 52.9 | 184 | 71.3 | |
Attended IPC training during COVID | 0.045 | ||||
No | 107 | 38.5 | 78 | 30.2 | |
Yes | 171 | 61.5 | 180 | 69.8 | |