Figures & Tables
Tables
Attributes Definition Level Supervision Frequency and location of supervisory meetings Monthly CHW meetings at health center
Same as (1) + quarterly visit by health center staff in the community
Training Frequency and duration of initial and refresher training 5-day initial training and 3-day supervised practicum at health center
Same as (1) + 3-day refresher training once a year
Transportation refund Transportation refund received for each supervisory meeting attended 5,000 UGX per meeting
10,000 UGX per meeting
Start-up package Items received upon joining the CHW program (one-time) CHW kit with gumboots, raincoat, job aids, and stationery
CHW kit + T-shirt + badge
CHW kit + T-shirt + badge + bicycle
Communication One-time provision of a mobile phone to communicate with program staff No mobile phone
Mobile phone without airtime
Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; UGX, Ugandan shilling.
- TABLE 2.
Illustrative Pair of Job Profiles Presented to CHWs During the Discrete Choice Experiment
Attributes Job A Job B Supervision Monthly CHW meetings at health center Monthly CHW meetings at health center + quarterly visit by health center staff in the community Training 5-day initial training and 3-day supervised practicum at health center + 3-day refresher training once a year 5-day initial training and 3-day supervised practicum at health center Transport refund 5,000 UGX per meeting 10,000 UGX per meeting Start-up package CHW kit with gumboots, raincoat, job aids, and stationery + T-shirt + badge + bicycle CHW kit with gumboots, raincoat, job aids, and stationery + T-shirt + badge Communication Mobile phone without airtime No mobile phone Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; UGX, Ugandan shilling.
- TABLE 3.
Number and Characteristics of CHWs Participating in a Discrete Choice Experiment via In-Depth Interview, by Type of Family Planning Program
Public (n = 13) NGO (n = 16) Former NGO (n = 14) Total (N = 43) Age, mean, years 43 43 41 43 Number of living children, mean 6 5 6 6 Marital status, % Single 0 0 7 2 Married or cohabitating 100 69 79 81 Divorced, widowed, or separated 0 31 14 16 Gender, % Male 31 38 43 37 Female 69 62 57 63 Educational level, % Primary 23 50 21 33 Secondary or higher 77 50 79 67 Number of years of service, mean 7 5 10 7 Contraceptive methods provided, % Condoms only 0 6 0 2 Condoms and pills 0 25 0 9 Condoms, pills, and injectables 100 69 100 88a Abbreviation: CHW, community health worker.
↵a One CHW indicated providing pills and injectables but not condoms. The sum of CHWs reporting which contraceptive methods they provided does not total to 100% due to rounding errors.
- TABLE 4.
Percentage Distribution of Survey and IDI Participant Responses to the Discrete Choice Experiment, by Block of Jobs Presented
Pairs of Jobs/Attribute-Level Combinations Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Survey (n = 47) IDI (n = 12) Survey (n = 41) IDI (n = 10) Survey (n = 50) IDI (n = 10) Survey (n = 45) IDI (n = 11) Pair 1 Job A 9 0 27 30 12 10 11 0 Job B 91 100 73 70 88 90 89 100 Pair 2 Job A 81 67 15 20 81 70 27 9 Job B 19 33 85 80 19 30 73 91 Pair 3 Job A 35 42 14 0 73 70 62 73 Job B 65 58 86 100 27 30 38 18 No response 9a Abbreviation: IDI, in-depth interview.
Percentages of respondents selecting each job in the choices presented to them are reported for each sample (survey or IDI). Weighted percentages are reported for survey participants.
↵a One IDI participant did not select an option for the third pair in this set.
