Research Article

Role Performance of Community Health Volunteers and Its Associated Factors in Kuching District, Sarawak

Table 2

Motivation and attrition factor, knowledge, and organization input among community health volunteers ().

Variables (%)

Motivating factors (yes)
To improve the health of others204 (97.1)
Help members/sick people203 (96.7)
To gain knowledge and practice skills learned189 (90.0)
Proud with the programme184 (87.6)
To make own community better184 (87.6)
Incentives149 (71.0)
Paid salary80 (38.1)
Prestige and respect79 (37.6)
Job opportunity from government43 (20.5)
Seen as “doctor” in community17 (8.1)
Attrition/quit (yes)
No time152 (72.4)
Transportation issue137 (65.2)
Job aids (boots, raincoats, and medical equipment)114 (54.3)
No support by community member83 (39.5)
No respect by community member59 (28.1)
Knowledge (correct answer)
Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health208 (99.0)
You will not be harmed if somebody smokes near you169 (80.5)
Exercise will help you losing weight209 (99.5)
Regular physical exercise causes you suffering from stroke, DM, hypertension123 (58.6)
Healthy diet cannot control your weight166 (79.0)
Healthy eating can cause cancer, DM, obesity196 (93.3)
Obesity can be determined using BMI195 (92.9)
Being overweight or obese do not harm our health193 (91.9)
Exercise 30 minutes and quit smoking can reduce hypertension198 (94.3)
Diabetes can lead to blindness156 (74.3)
Organizational input
Selection
Ethnic leader56 (26.7)
Village head89 (42.4)
Community50 (23.8)
Relative and family8 (3.8)
Medical personnel7 (3.3)
Duration of training
Less than 1 day21 (10.0)
1-2 days166 (79.0)
More than 2 days23 (11.0)
Adequacy of training
Yes148 (70.5)
Training location
Community setting46 (21.9)
Government setting164 (78.1)
Supervision frequency
Once a week20 (9.5)
Once every 2 weeks42 (20.0)
Once a month148 (70.5)
Supervision by
Community141 (67.1)
Medical69 (32.9)
Effectiveness of training
Effective52 (24.8)
Acceptable112 (53.3)
Not effective46 (21.9)
Supervision motivates me to work harder
Yes176 (83.8)
Supervision makes me more committed to the programme
Yes180 (85.7)