TABLE 3 Reliability of Scales Assessing CHW Work Characteristic Survey Questions, Shurugwi and Chirumanzu Districts, Zimbabwe, 2013
Work Characteristic (Range of Scale) (No. of Respondents)Cronbach alphaRange in DataMean ± SD
Health curriculum knowledge (1–24) (N = 322)a11–2217.6±2.0
Job satisfaction and motivation (12–60) (N = 311)0.8539–6053.0±4.7
Satisfaction with remuneration (3–15) (N = 318)0.923–159.9±3.4
Perceived peer support (5–25) (N = 316)0.755–2518.7±4.4
Perceived supportive supervision (12–60) (N = 314)0.9031–6051.7±5.7
Perceived operational supervision (10–50) (N = 310)0.7722–5042.6±5.7
Perceived negative feedback (5–25) (N = 307)0.727–2517.6±3.6
Perceived positive feedback (6–30) (N = 315)0.6816–3025.3±2.5
Perceived adequacy of resources for work (5–25) (N = 312)0.705–2515.7±4.3
  • Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; SD, standard deviation.

  • a Knowledge items were based on training materials and do not reflect a singular “knowledge” construct; therefore, we do not report a Cronbach alpha.