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Table 3 Summary of reported CHW activities by gender

From: Equally able, but unequally accepted: Gender differentials and experiences of community health volunteers promoting maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Activity

Male

Female

p-value

(n = 125)

(n = 103)

Days per week providing services (mean/median/range)

2.8/3/0–5

2.9/3/0–7

0.63

Hours worked per day providing services (mean/median/range)

5.0/4/1–12

4.7/4/1–11

0.40

Households served by Integrated Program CHW (mean/median/range)

197/146/3–1702

157/100/20–1500

0.18

Work in health facilities (n, %)

93 (74.4)

69 (67.0)

0.22

Work with other CHW programs (n, %)

18 (14.4)

22 (21.4)

0.18

Distance from home to facility (km, mean/median/range)

5.2/3/1–50

4.1/3/0–20

0.16

Mode of transportation to health facility (n, %)

   

 Foot

87 (69.6)

77 (74.8)

0.39

 Bicycle

34 (27.2)

17 (16.5)

0.05

 Motorbike

6 (4.8)

12 (11.7)

0.06

  1. *p < 0.05