Demographic Characteristics of Community Health Workers in Bangladesh
| FWA, % (n=204) | HA, % (n=166) | Total, % (N=370) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 100 | 56.6 | 80.5 | <.001 |
| Male | 0 | 43.4 | 19.5 | |
| Age, years | ||||
| <30 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 6.8 | <.001 |
| 30–35 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 18.9 | |
| 36–40 | 3.9 | 21.1 | 11.6 | |
| 41–45 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | |
| 46–50 | 19.6 | 25.3 | 22.2 | |
| >50 | 40.2 | 28.3 | 34.8 | |
| Education level | ||||
| Secondary (incomplete) | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | <.001 |
| Secondary (complete) | 41.7 | 0.6 | 23.2 | |
| Higher secondary and above | 55.4 | 99.4 | 75.2 | |
| Time working as a CHW, years | ||||
| <5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 5.1 | <.001 |
| 5–10 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 9.5 | |
| >10 | 77.9 | 94.6 | 85.4 | |
| Received incentivesa | ||||
| Salary | 100 | 100 | 100 | NA |
| Event-related allowances (transport, lunch, airtime) | 80.4 | 84.3 | 82.2 | .32 |
| Event-related nonfinancial (food, backpack) | 70.1 | 81.9 | 75.4 | .01 |
| Location of work | ||||
| Urban informal settlements | 11.8 | 1.8 | 7.3 | <.001 |
| Peri-urban | 9.8 | 31.3 | 19.5 | |
| Rural | 78.4 | 66.9 | 73.2 | |
| Time to reach farthest household for CHWs that live in community,b minutes | ||||
| ≤10 | 26.6 | 7.0 | 20.1 | <.001 |
| 11–20 | 40.8 | 41.2 | 40.9 | |
| 21–30 | 23.1 | 34.1 | 26.8 | |
| >30 | 9.5 | 17.7 | 12.2 | |
| Main mode of travel since pandemic | ||||
| By foot | 23.0 | 3.6 | 14.3 | <.001 |
| Bicycle | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | |
| Motorbike | 6.9 | 21.1 | 13.3 | |
| Bus | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | |
| Taxi/compressed natural gas taxi | 30.9 | 40.4 | 35.2 | |
| Easy bike/rickshaw/boat | 38.7 | 30.1 | 34.8 | |
| Geographic working area | ||||
| Rajshahi | 24.0 | 31.3 | 27.2 | .01 |
| Khulna | 23.5 | 18.7 | 21.4 | |
| Sylhet | 26.0 | 38.0 | 31.4 | |
| Cox’s Bazar | 26.5 | 12.0 | 20.0 |