Table 2 Characteristics of the Mozambican health workers who participated in semi-structured interviews, by cadre (n = 24)
Facility-based | Community-based | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Maternal and child health nurses (n = 4) | Activistas (n = 6) | Community health workers (n = 6) | Traditional birth attendants (n = 8) |
No. female | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Reason for taking up role | Passion for helping women and children | Own HIV diagnosis; death of loved one due to HIV/AIDS; remote location | Chosen by community, previous work as community health workers | Assisted woman or self in childbirth; worked with facility-based workers |
Mean no. years in role or similar (range) | 3 (1–7) | 3.5 (3–4) | 10 (1–21) | 16.3 (9–33) |
Length of initial formal training | 20 months | 2 weeks | 4 months | Not standard |
Frequency of refresher trainings | At least annually | Annually | Annually | Very irregularly |
Avg. no. patients/day (range) | 26 (10–40) | 3.8 (2–5) | 11 (6–15) | a |
No. has another job | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 |