Motivation and job satisfaction of community health workers in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach

Table 1 Background characteristics of HEWs (N = 584)

Background characteristics	Number of HEWs	Weighted percent
Age category in years
18–24	189	22.3
25–29	272	55.4
30 and above	123	22.3
Mean age (SD)		27.1 (4.2)
Marital status
Never married	159	24.2
Married	399	72.2
Others*	26	3.6
Have children
Yes	369	68.1
No	215	31.9
Education/qualification
Level 4 HEW	239	48.4
Level 3 HEW	345	51.6
Working experience as HEW (year)
1–5	254	28.3
6–10	158	28.7
11–16	172	43.0
Regions
Tigray	63	3.4
Afar	19	0.4
Amhara	95	20.8
Oromia	123	43.9
Somali	75	5.8
Ben-Gumuz	37	1.6
SNNP	96	23.4
Gambella	42	0.6
Harari	34	0.1
Livelihood of communities
Agrarian	414	90.6
Pastoralist	170	9.4
Place of residence of HEWs
Same kebele/village as their workplace	394	64.7
Different village/nearby town	190	35.3

HEW Health Extension Worker, SD standard deviation, SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples
*Others include divorced and widowed