Total (N = 183) | Highly Active (n = 88) | Less Active (n = 69) | |
Motivational Outcomes | |||
Overall, I am very satisfied with being an FP CHW. | 3.78 | 3.73 | 3.85 |
I would recommend to my children that they become CHWs. | 3.50 | 3.57 | 3.48 |
I am glad to be working as an FP CHW rather than in some other volunteer position in the community. | 3.20 | 3.13 | 3.40 |
I feel very little commitment to the FP CHW program.a | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.33 |
I enjoy working in my community to make it better, even if it is without pay. | 3.77 | 3.81 | 3.74 |
I do not think that it makes good sense to spend any time working in my community without payment.a | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.57 |
I have no intention to keep doing my FP CHW work without pay.a | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.40 |
Motivational Determinants | |||
Barriers | |||
My FP CHW work takes so much time that I am worried about how to support myself and my family.a | 2.13 | 2.03 | 2.07 |
My family complains about the demands of my FP CHW work.a | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.39 |
Serving as an FP CHW will not help my chances of getting a better job in the future.a | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.47 |
Talking about FP with my clients is very embarrassing.a | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.33 |
It is difficult to help clients find the method that is right for them.a | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.59 |
Contraceptive use often makes people sick.a | 2.16 | 2.21 | 2.05 |
Facilitators | |||
Overall, my supervisors provide helpful feedback and support. | 3.77 | 3.72 | 3.74 |
I can probably perform most of my activities without additional training. | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.58 |
The FP CHW program provides all the equipment and material I need to do my job well. | 3.19 | 3.12 | 3.35 |
It is easy to find women who are interested in receiving an FP method in this community. | 3.67 | 3.64 | 3.75 |
Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; FP, family planning.
Level of activity of CHWs was based on data from service statistics, which were available for 157 CHWs.
Items were scored from 1 = “Disagree a lot” to 4 = “Agree a lot.” Nonresponses varied across items. Weighted means are reported.
↵a Item was reverse-scored before factor analysis.