Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the HEWs, Ethiopia, June 2022
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 20–28 | 367 | 62.5 |
29–37 | 210 | 35.8 | |
38–46 | 10 | 1.7 | |
Marital status | Never married | 118 | 20.1 |
Married | 462 | 78.7 | |
Single (Divorced/Widowed) | 7 | 1.2 | |
Residence | Urban | 183 | 31.2 |
Rural | 404 | 68.8 | |
Education | Level I | 13 | 2.2 |
Level II | 5 | .9 | |
Level III | 178 | 30.3 | |
Level IV | 391 | 66.6 | |
Experience (in years) | < 5 | 166 | 28.3 |
5–10 | 137 | 23.3 | |
> 10 | 284 | 48.4 | |
eCHIS training | Yes | 553 | 94.2 |
No | 34 | 5.8 | |
Number of HEWs at HPs | 1 | 150 | 25.6 |
2 | 305 | 52.0 | |
3 and above | 132 | 22.4 | |
Population served by HPs | < 3000 | 131 | 22.3 |
3000–5000 | 180 | 30.7 | |
5001–7000 | 158 | 26.9 | |
> 7000 | 118 | 20.1 |