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Table 4 Motivations, barriers and client visitation rates by gender, residence and standard of living

From: Motivations for entering and remaining in volunteer service: findings from a mixed-method survey among HIV caregivers in Zambia

 

Gender

Residence

Standard of living

Male

Female

sig

Urban

Rural

sig

Low

Mid-

High

sig

 

(n= 184)

(n= 574)

 

(n= 454)

(n= 304)

 

(n= 273)

(n= 340)

(n= 123)

 

“Agree”

          

I wanted to become a volunteer…a

          

 To give back

63%

65%

--

63%

66%

--

65%

66%

55%

--

 To be part of a project

77%

83%

--

82%

81%

--

79%

84%

77%

--

 Friends and family volunteer

64%

65%

--

63%

68%

--

69%

66%

55%

.019

 Needed project assistance

47%

54%

--

51%

55%

--

57%

54%

35%

˂.001

 To receive things, allowances

26%

40%

˂.001

40%

32%

--

39%

37%

34%

--

 To channel me to a paying job

30%

47%

˂.001

48%

35%

˂.001

44%

46%

41%

.049

 I have no job

31%

51%

˂.001

46%

46%

--

53%

46%

29%

˂.001

“Sometimes or frequently”

          

I fail to visit my clients…a

          

 Do not have transport

26%

28%

--

29%

26%

--

29%

29%

26%

--

 Feel bad going empty handed

33%

43%

.02

47%

31%

˂.001

37%

43%

46%

--

 Lacked supplies and kits

32%

39%

--

41%

33%

.033

33%

39%

48%

.017

 Never receive money for the work

7%

11%

--

12%

6%

.013

12%

9%

8%

--

 Not enough food or money at home

8%

12%

--

13%

8%

.04

14%

10%

10%

--

 Am sick

3%

2%

--

2%

2%

--

2%

2%

5%

--

 Do not have rain gear

35%

50%

--

43%

32%

.002

40%

37%

42%

--

 People think I keep clients’ things

11%

22%

.001

26%

10%

˂.001

15%

23%

24%

.048

Economic motivation index

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.21

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.93

˂.001b

\( \overline{x} \) = 3.06

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.29

˂.001b

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.84

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.84

\( \overline{x} \) = 2.48

--c

s = 1.78

s = 2.01

s = 2.06

s = 1.76

s = 1.99

s = 1.95

s = 2.06

OVC client visitation rate

\( \overline{x} \) = .75

\( \overline{x} \) = .81

.036b

\( \overline{x} \) = .78

\( \overline{x} \) = .82

--b

\( \overline{x} \) = .82

\( \overline{x} \) = .80

\( \overline{x} \) = .73

--c

s = .30

s = .30

s = .31

s = .29

s = .26

s = .33

s = .32

PLHA client visitation rate

\( \overline{x} \) = .81

\( \overline{x} \) = .88

.01b

\( \overline{x} \) = .86

\( \overline{x} \) = .88

--b

\( \overline{x} \) = .88

\( \overline{x} \) = .86

\( \overline{x} \) = .86

--c

s = .25

s = .28

s = .31

s = .21

s = .28

s = .26

s = .30

  1. aPearson chi-square test.
  2. bMann–Whitney U test.
  3. cKuskal–Wallis H test.