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Table 1 Sample characteristics of Village Health Team (VHT) members who completed knowledge, attitudes, and practice questionnaires and focus group discussions.

From: Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Mean ± SD (range) or N (%)

 

KAP participants (N=68)

FGD 1 (N=11)

FGD 2 (N=8)

FGD 3 (N=8)

FGD 4 (N=6)

Age

43.6 ± 7.7

(28-66)

42.6±6.8

(32-53)

44.4±9.4

(31-60)

45.5±5.1

(38-54)

41.3±8.0

(35-56)

Sex

     

 Male

19 (27.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (100.0)

 Female

49 (72.1)

11 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

Highest education level

     

 Primary

13 (19.1)

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

3 (50.0)

 Secondary

51 (75.0)

10 (90.9)

8 (100.0)

6 (75.0)

1 (16.7)

 Post-secondary

4 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

2 (33.3)

Occupation

     

 Farming

30 (44.1)

7 (63.6)

8 (100.0)

3 (37.5)

2 (33.3)

 Business

19 (27.9)

3 (27.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (25.0)

3 (37.5)

 Housewife

6 (8.8)

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

2 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

 Other

13 (19.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

1 (12.5)

Average VHT work hours (per week)

19.0 ± 11.6

13.9±5.1

15.5±5.6

17.5±9.8

11.2±3.0

Average no. of years as a VHT member

6.4 ± 4.1

6.5±1.5

6.7±1.8

5.2±4.0

8.8±4.6