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Socio-demographic characteristics of community health workers (n = 79) |
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| CHW characteristics [n, (%)] |
Manufacturer's instructions (n = 32) |
Job aid only (n = 21) |
Job aid plus training (n = 26) |
Total (N = 79) |
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| Gender (women) |
6 (18.8%) |
8 (38.1%) |
6 (23.1%) |
20 (25.3%) |
| Mean age (years) |
41.6 |
41.3 |
43.6 |
42.2 |
| Mean years as CHW |
6.0 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
| Completed secondary education* |
2 (6.3%) |
4 (19.1%) |
9 (34.6%) |
15 (19.0%) |
| Chongwe district |
18 (56.3%) |
11 (52.4%) |
11 (42.3%) |
40 (50.6%) |
| Prior malaria treatment experience |
27 (84.4%) |
20 (95.2%) |
24 (92.3%) |
71 (89.9%) |
| Prior RDT experience |
3 (9.4%) |
1 (4.8%) |
2 (7.7%) |
6 (7.6%) |
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Harvey et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:160 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-160 |
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