TABLE 2 Categories and Frequency of Text Messages Posted to the WhatsApp Learning Group by Supervision Objective, Kibera and Makueni, Kenya, August 19, 2014 – March 1, 2015
Supervision ObjectiveCategories of PostsNo. of Posts% of All Posts (N = 1,400)a
Supportive environmentEncouragement and praise90664.7%
Greetings
Inspiration
Kibera-Makueni exchange
Moral support
Mutual learning
Religion
Thanks
Communication and informationEvidence46733.4%
Job offers and professional development
Logistics and planning
Reporting
Requesting information
Training
Quality assuranceFollow-up26619.0%
Health education
Household visits
Referral
Reprimand
Any supervision objectiveAny of the above codes1,227b87.6%b
  • a Denominator includes all posts except those containing photos or other media.

  • b More than 1 code may be assigned to any 1 post, so percentages will not total to 100%.