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Table 6 Health extension worker (HEW) involvement in health campaigns and other infrequent activities

From: How do health extension workers in Ethiopia allocate their time?

CAMPAIGNS and INFREQUENT ACTIVITIES

Oromia

SNNP

All

n = 57

n = 73

n = 130

HEW has undertaken activity in past 12 months

If yes, number of days a HEW spent on activity in past 12 months

HEW has undertaken activity in past 12 months

If yes, number of days a HEW spent on activity in past 12 months

HEW has undertaken activity in past 12 months

If yes, number of days a HEW spent on activity in past 12 months

n

%

Median

IQR

n

%

Median

IQR

n

%

Median

IQR

Enhanced Outreach Strategy (deworming and/or vitamin A)

54

95%

5

(3–5)

69

95%

5

(3–5)

123

95%

4

(3–5)

Environmental Protection: Terracing (i.e., water shed management)

41

72%

15

(5–30)

31

42%

4

(3–15)

72

55%

9

(3–20)

Immunization campaign

39

68%

3

(3–5)

31

42%

3

(2–5)

70

54%

3

(2–5)

Given model household (including refresher) training

36

63%

15

(7–32)

31

42%

14

(3–22)

67

52%

15

(6–26)

Community-led total Sanitation campaign

28

49%

9.5

(3–25)

36

49%

7

(3–14)

64

49%

7

(3–14.5)

Family folder or development team leader listings/updating

30

53%

27

(15–45)

33

45%

13

(4.5–18)

63

48%

15

(8–30)

Malaria – indoor residual spraying campaign

25

44%

10.5

(2–17.5)

27

37%

7

(5–13)

52

40%

10

(6–15)

Malaria – environmental management

16

28%

10

(6–15)

22

30%

3

(2–5)

38

29%

5

(3–12)

Measles campaign

18

32%

3

(3–4)

10

14%

4

(3–5)

28

22%

3

(3–5)

Polio campaign

7

12%

4

(4–4.5)

1

1%

3

n/a

8

6%

4

(4–4)

Tax collection

23

40%

8

(3–20)

10

14%

1

(1–1.5)

33

25%

5

(2–10)

Maternity leave

7

12%

90

(90–90)

9

12%

90

(60–90)

16

12%

90

(60–90)

Other leave (including annual and sick)

25

44%

20

(15–24)

26

36%

18.5

(3–30)

51

39%

20

(10–30)

  1. IQR, Interquartile range; SNNP, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples.