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Table 3 Frequency of supervision among CHWs who were trained at least 4 months prior to the survey (n = 132)

From: Initial experiences and innovations in supervising community health workers for maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro region, Tanzania

 

Mean number of supervision encounters per month

Proportion of CHWs who received no supervision since training

Among those who have received supervision, mean time (months) between supervision encounters

Supervision encounters with facility-based supervisors at the health facility

1.24 encounters (CI: 1.12–1.35)

0.8% (CI: 0.0%–2.3%)

1.10 months (CI: 0.95–1.26)

Supervision encounters with facility-based supervisors in the CHW’s village

0.50 encounters (CI: 0.37–0.62)

25.0% (CI: 17.5%–32.5%)

2.83 months (CI: 2.41–3.26)

Supervision encounters with a delegation of district and regional MoH and MAISHA staff

0.17 encounters (CI: 0.14–0.20)

42.4% (CI: 33.9%–51.0%)

3.78 months (CI: 3.48–4.08)