Community health worker work resources and care processes
| District, freq, yes (%) | |||||
| Variables | Total, n=487 (%) | Bukomansimbi (n=171) | Masaka City (n=166) | Masaka District (n=150) | χ2 test, p value |
| Work tools | |||||
| T-shirt/uniform | 265 (54.4) | 90 (52.6) | 88 (53.3) | 86 (57.3) | 0.810 (0.667) |
| Gumboots | 196 (40.3) | 88 (53.3) | 86 (57.3) | 196 (40.3) | 3.34 (0.118) |
| Kit/commodities bag | 191 (39.2) | 67 (39.2) | 57 (34.6) | 66 (44.0) | 2.95 (0.229) |
| First-aid supplies | 67 (13.8) | 20 (11.7) | 24 (14.6) | 23 (15.3) | 1.01 (0.603) |
| iCCM medicines | 175 (35.9) | 57 (33.3) | 58 (35.2) | 60 (40.0) | 1.62 (0.445) |
| Bicycle | 33 (06.8) | 08 (04.7) | 16 (09.7) | 09 (06.0) | 3.56 (0.169) |
| Work supplies | |||||
| Have reporting tools | 167 (97.7) | 151 (91.5) | 143 (95.3) | 462 (94.9) | 7.52 (0.11) |
| Have CHW register | 462 (94.9) | 167 (97.7) | 151 (91.5) | 143 (95.3) | 6.60 (0.037)* |
| MUAC band | 346 (71.1) | 117 (68.4) | 116 (70.3) | 112 (74.7) | 2.45 (0.294) |
| Glucometer | 81 (16.6) | 17 (09.9) | 36 (21.8) | 28 (18.7) | 9.30 (0.010)* |
| Work compensation | |||||
| Compensation (any) | 218 (44.8) | 92 (53.8) | 66 (40.0) | 60 (40.0) | 6.72 (0.035)* |
| Financially compensated | 77 (15.8) | 47 (27.5) | 13 (07.9) | 17 (11.3) | 22.6 (<0.001)*** |
| Work support | |||||
| Supervised in the past 3 months | 325 (66.7) | 113 (66.1) | 115 (69.7) | 96 (64.0) | 5.04 (0.283) |
| Work processes | |||||
| Home visiting | 423 (86.8) | 149 (87.1) | 137 (83.0) | 136 (90.7) | 16.8 (<0.001)*** |
| Submit quarterly reports | 427 (87.7) | 156 (91.2) | 145 (87.9) | 125 (83.3) | 3.56 (0.168) |
| Follow-up of pregnant women and newborns | 44 (85.0) | 150 (87.7) | 139 (84.2) | 124 (82.7) | 14.7 (0.001)** |
| Report disease outbreaks | 407 (83.6) | 155 (90.6) | 132 (80.0) | 119 (79.3) | 10.8 (0.004)** |
| Follow-up of HIV+ persons | 258 (53.0) | 87 (50.9) | 90 (54.6) | 84 (54.0) | 1.52 (0.467) |
| Provide first aid services | 119 (24.4) | 41 (24.0) | 34 (20.6) | 44 (29.3) | 6.45 (0.040)* |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
CHW, community health worker; iCCM, integrated Community Case Management of Childhood illnesses; MUAC, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference.