Characteristic | Dual arm (n = 57) | Single (n = 68) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Females, n (%) | 34 (59.7) | 40 (58.8) | 0.93 |
Mean age (SD) | 41.7 (8.3) | 40.1 (9.5) | 0.35 |
Religion, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Catholic | 5 (8.8) | 2 (2.9) | 0.18 |
 Protestant | 26 (45.6) | 34 (50.0) |  |
 Muslim | 17 (29.8) | 27 (39.7) |  |
 Born again | 9 (15.8) | 5 (7.4) |  |
Education level, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0.16 |
 Primary | 13 (22.8) | 12 (17.7) |  |
 Secondary | 38 (66.7) | 55 (80.9) |  |
 Tertiary | 5 (8.8) | 1 (1.5) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Married/Cohabiting | 49 (86.0) | 55 (80.9) | 0.90 |
 Single | 3 (5.3) | 5 (7.4) |  |
 Divorced/Separated | 2 (3.5) | 3 (4.4) |  |
 Widowed | 3 (5.3) | 5 (7.4) |  |
Occupation *, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 1 (1.8) | 3 (4.4) | 0.40 |
 Farming | 30 (52.6) | 47 (69.1) | 0.06 |
 Trading | 20 (35.1) | 14 (20.6) | 0.07 |
 Housewife | 5 (8.8) | 3 (4.4) | 0.32 |
 Professional employment | 7 (10.5) | 2 (2.9) | 0.04 |
 Laborer/wage earner | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 0.12 |
Have other programme where currently CHW, n (%) | 35 (61.5) | 33 (48.5) | 0.15 |
Median number of programmes where currently CHW (min, max) | 2 (1,5) | 1 (1,5) | 0.19 |
CHW heads household, n (%) | 32 (56.1) | 40 (58.8) | 0.76 |
CHW owns house where stays, n (%) | 26 (45.6) | 33 (48.5) | 0.28 |
Mean number of people in household (SD) | 7.3 (3.6) | 7.1 (3.4) | 0.86 |
Household has under-fives, n (%) | 43 (75.4) | 52 (76.5) | 0.89 |
Mean number of under-fives (SD) | 2.0 (1.0) | 1.7 (0.9) | 0.12 |
Median distance to nearest government health unit (min, max) | 1.81 (0.12, 4.66) | 1.49 (0.04, 4.71) | 0.21 |
Median distance to nearest NGO health unit (min, max) | 6.97 (0.73, 13.23) | 6.57 (0.16, 14.67) | 0.09 |
Wealth index, n (%)# | Â | Â | Â |
  Poorest | 3 (6.4) | 3 (6.4) | 0.69 |
  Poorer | 5 (10.6) | 10 (21.3) |  |
  Poor | 7 (14.9) | 6 (12.8) |  |
  Less poor | 18 (38.3) | 14 (29.8) |  |
  Least poor | 14 (29.8) | 14 (29.8) |  |