Translating Community Connectedness to Practice: A Qualitative Study of Midlevel Health Workers in Rural Guatemala

Table 1

Characteristics of auxiliary nurses interviewed.

Participant	Age	M/F	Work site	Level of care	Experience (yrs)	Previous work	Contract	Training
1	36	M	HP	1°	1.5	—	Temporary	DE
2	29	M	PEC	1°	10	—	Temporary	NSN
3	25	F	PEC	1°	1.5	—	Temporary	DE
4	37	M	HC	1°	13	—	Permanent	NSN
5	34	M	PEC	1°	4	CHW	Temporary	DE
6	28	M	HC	1°	1.5	CHW	Temporary	DE
7	21	F	HC	2°	2	Hospital	Temporary	NSN
8	41	F	HC	2°	14.5	—	Permanent	NSN
9	25	F	HC	2°	4	PEC	Temporary	NSN
10	24	F	HC	2°	3	PEC	Temporary	NSN
11	26	F	HC	2°	1.5	PEC	Temporary	DE
12	29	F	HC	2°	1.5	PEC	Temporary	DE
13	24	M	HC	2°	1.5	—	Temporary	DE
14	34	M	HC	2°	1.5	CHW	Temporary	DE
Average	29.5				4.4

HP: health post; PEC: coverage extension program; HC: health center; CHW: community health worker; NSN: National School of Nursing; DE: distance education.