From: The role of community health workers in improving child health programmes in Mali
 | Households without support from a community health worker †(n = 78)* | Households with support from a community health worker (n = 323)* | P value ± | ||
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Characteristics | Number households | % | Number household | % | Â |
Caregiver in charge of child < 5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.589 |
Mother | 73 | 94.8 | 310 | 96.9 | Â |
Grand-mother | 4 | 5.2 | 10 | 3.1 | Â |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.577 |
Illiterate | 68 | 87.2 | 258 | 80.9 | Â |
Literate in local language | 6 | 7.7 | 37 | 11.6 | Â |
Primary | 4 | 5.1 | 22 | 6.9 | Â |
Secondary | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.6 | Â |
Principal occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.842 |
Housework | 74 | 100.0 | 313 | 98.1 | Â |
Other | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.9 | Â |
Revenue generating activity | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.304 |
Yes | 35 | 45.5 | 123 | 39.0 | Â |
No | 42 | 54.5 | 192 | 61.0 | Â |
Geographical accessibility in raining season ** | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.39 |
Floodable | 24 | 30.8 | 116 | 35.9 | Â |
Not floodable | 54 | 69.2 | 207 | 65.1 | Â |