Table 3 CHN-perceived job barriers (%)
Greater Accra region | Volta region | Health facility | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ada East/West | Ningo Prampram | South Tongu | South Dayi | CHPS compound | Health centre | ||
N | 52 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 91 | 88 | 179 |
What I struggle with the most in my job as a CHN is: | |||||||
Inadequate pay | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
Inadequate support/guidance from my supervisors | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
Poor living conditions | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
Inadequate opportunities to advance my career | 40.4 | 40.0 | 31.1 | 52.4 | 33.0 | 48.9 | 40.8 |
Inadequate resources to do my job (transport, commodities, phones, for example) | 46.2 | 45.0 | 48.9 | 28.6 | 48.4 | 36.4 | 42.5 |
Poor mobile coverage/bad network to reach the people I need | 1.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
Being isolated or having difficulty finding friends or partners | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
None of the above | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |