Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams: an assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts

Table 4 Bivariate analysis of associations between VHT factors and 10-year anticipated longevity: continuous and scale^a variables

Continuous variable	Mean difference ^b positive - negative 10-year AL	Standard error difference	t	df	p
Years working as a VHT	0.451 years	0.335	1.34	123	.181
Rating scale ^a variable
Greater ease of home visiting	0.641	0.210	3.05	128	.003*
Less challenge with transportation	0.368	0.194	1.90	129	.059
Less challenge with lack of supervision	0.121	0.259	0.47	123	.641
Less challenge with lack of appreciation/respect	0.385	0.270	1.43	129	.157
Less challenge with insufficient supplies	−0.209	0.178	−1.23	129	.243
Less challenge with lack of financial support	0.247	0.211	1.7	129	.245
Less challenge with lack of skills or knowledge	0.104	0.281	0.7	126	.713
Better quality support from family and friends	0.522	0.253	2.06	128	.041
Better quality support from local community	0.538	0.233	2.31	129	.022*
Better quality support from local health center	0.741	0.258	2.87	128	.005*
Better quality support from government health offices	0.682	0.243	2.81	127	.006*
Greater level of supervision	0.447	0.247	1.81	128	.073
Greater level of VHT meetings	0.211	0.234	0.90	129	.369
Greater level of respect and appreciation	0.840	0.248	3.39	125	.001*
Greater level of learning useful skills	0.531	0.260	2.04	128	.043*
Greater level of supplies to distribute	0.159	0.214	0.75	128	.457
Greater level of transportation tools (bicycles, boots)	0.348	0.188	1.85	127	.067
Greater level of partnership with health center staff	0.770	0.223	3.5	125	.001*

^aScale variables were on a 1–5 rating scale
^bDifference of mean continuous value or rating score between those reporting positive 10-year AL and those reporting negative 10-year AL
*Statistically significant based on a 95% confidence interval

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