How do health extension workers in Ethiopia allocate their time?

Table 3 Training and supervision received by Health Extension Workers (HEWs)

	Oromia		SNNP		All
	n = 57		n = 73		n = 130
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Training Received by HEWs ^a	In past 3 years		In past 3 years		In past 3 years
Integrated refresher training	56	98%	67	92%	123	95%
Possible severe bacterial infections management	53	93%	66	90%	119	92%
Integrated community case management	56	98%	60	82%	116	89%
Maternal, newborn, and child health	52	91%	57	78%	109	84%
Health management information system	30	53%	72	99%	102	78%
Tuberculosis prevention and control	36	63%	62	85%	98	75%
Nutrition	41	72%	54	74%	95	73%
Family planning	36	63%	54	74%	90	69%
Malaria prevention and control	41	72%	31	42%	72	55%
HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections	35	61%	31	42%	66	51%
Hygiene and environmental sanitation	32	56%	31	42%	63	48%
Immunization	32	56%	28	38%	60	46%
Adolescent reproductive health	24	42%	31	42%	55	42%
First aid	15	26%	9	12%	24	18%
Supervision and Technical Support Received	In past 3 months		In past 3 months		In past 3 months
Any supervision or technical support^b	54	95%	73	100%	127	98%
By Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU)^c	53	93%	67	92%	120	92%
By Woreda Health Office (WoHO)^d	43	75%	58	79%	101	78%
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
If supervised by PHCU, times in past 3 months	4.5	(2–8)	5	(3–8)	5	(2–8)
If supervised by WoHO, times in past 3 months	1	(1–2)	2	(1–2)	1	(1–2)

^aDenominator includes do not know; ^bMissing 3 from Oromia; ^cMissing 1 from SNNP; ^dMissing 1 from Oromia. IQR, Interquartile range; SNNP, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples.

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