A time-motion study of community health workers delivering community-based primary health care in Neno District, Malawi

Table 5 Distribution of time spent per task during the monthly CHW visit

Tasks (N = 3813)	Number of times the task was completed n (% of total)	Median time (IQR)
Health education and promotion	1640 (43.0)	6.0 (8.0)
Screening	671 (17.6)	3.0 (5.0)
Documentation	442 (11.6)	2.0 (3.0)
Psychosocial support	83 (2.2)	2.0 (2.0)
Logistics^a	977 (25.6)	1.0 (1.0)

^aLogistics included appointment reminders and introductions at the household, but no travel time was recorded

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