Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers in Morogoro Region, Tanzania: nuanced needs and varied ambitions

Table 1 Characteristics of 228 CHWs working for the Integrated MNCH Programme in Morogoro Region, Tanzania, in 2013

Characteristic	Results
Sex
Female	45 %
Age (years)
Median (range)	32 (19–61)
<25	30 %
25–35	33 %
>35	37 %
Marital status
Married	60 %
Not married	32 %
Once married	8 %
Level of education
Primary started but not completed	2 %
Primary education completed	47 %
Secondary education completed	51 %
Languages spoken
Swahili	100 %
Tribal	84 %
English	15 %
Source of livelihood (not mutually exclusive)
Agriculture (crops or livestock)	94 %
Non-agriculture	14 %
Wealth index mean (SD)^a
Lowest	−1.4 (0.47)
Middle	−0.12 (0.41)
Highest	1.82 (1.15)

^aPrincipal component analysis was used to place CHWs in to three wealth quantiles based on ownership of selected assets, materials used for housing construction and access to water and sanitation facilities

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