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Table 2 Proportions of participant knowledge of and interactions with health extension workers and social workers, pooled and by participant status (N = 5,035)

From: Knowledge of and access to frontline workers among poor, rural households in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

 

PW

PDS

Pooled

Knows HEW

0.62

0.45

0.57

Contacted by HEW (past 3 months)

0.38

0.36

0.38

Ever visited by HEW

0.43

0.47

0.44

Visited by HEW in past 3 months

0.24

0.27

0.24

Contacted by HEW outside of home

0.20

0.19

0.20

Ever visited HP

0.43

0.32

0.40

Visited HP in past 3 months

0.11

0.07

0.10

Received health advice at HP

0.05

0.03

0.04

Knows HDA

0.11

0.08

0.10

Contacted by HDA

0.37

0.37

0.37

Knows SW

0.08

0.07

0.08

Had any contact with SW

0.40

0.40

0.40

Ever visited by SW

0.19

0.31

0.22

Visited by SW in past 3 months

0.13

0.18

0.14

Contacted by SW outside of home

0.19

0.17

0.18

Attended FD

0.04

0.01

0.03

Attended FD in past 3 months

0.01

0.00

0.01

N

2,519

2,516

5,035

  1. HEW Health Extension Worker, SW Social Worker, FD Food Demonstration, HDA Head Development Agent, HP Health Post