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Table 2 Level of performance of CHWs

From: Performance of community health workers managing malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the community case management programme in central Uganda: a cross sectional study

Variable

Performance categories

Score (25-49%)

Score (50-74%)

Score (75+)

 

[n (%) N = 43]

[n (%) N = 220]

[n (%), N = 73]

Age

   

≤35 years

13 (17.1)

46 (60.5)

17 (22.4)

>35 y ears

30 (11.5)

174 (66.9)

56 (21.5)

Sex

   

Male

15 (16.0)

67 (71.2)

12 (12.8)

Female

28 (11.6)

153 (63.2)

61 (25.2)

Education

   

Primary

27 (17.5)

99 (64.3)

28 (18.2)

Secondary

13 (9.0)

101 (69.7)

31 (21.4)

Tertiary

3 (8.1)

20 (54.1)

14 (37.8)

Employment

   

Unemployed

9 (15.0)

37 (61.7)

14 (23.3)

Formal employment

3 (7.3)

27 (65.9)

11 (26.8)

Self employed

31 (13.2)

156 (66.4)

48 (20.4)

Health sub district

   

Busiro east

17 (10.1)

118 (69.8)

34 (20.1)

Kyadondo north

26 (15.6)

102 (61.1)

39 (23.4)

Overall performance

43 (12.8)

220 (65.5)

73 (21.7)

  1. None of the respondents scored less than 25%.
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