Role Performance of Community Health Volunteers and Its Associated Factors in Kuching District, Sarawak
Table 4
Factors affecting role performance of health volunteer ().
Variables
Performance
Crude OR
Adjusted OR
95% CI
(%)
(%)
Age group (years)
0.003
24 and lower
7 (50.0)
7 (50.0)
18.52
27.29
2.781–267.945
0.002
25–34
26 (59.1)
18 (40.9)
2.35
3.50
1.127–10.878
0.078
35–44
47 (72.3)
18 (27.7)
3.20
4.93
1.784–13.660
0.007
45 and above (ref)
44 (50.6)
43 (49.4)
1.00
Education level
<0.001
Primary (ref)
16 (64.0)
9 (36.0)
1.00
Secondary
82 (53.9)
70 (46.1)
0.41
0.20
0.059–0.679
0.053
Tertiary
26 (78.8)
7 (21.2)
6.54
4.29
1.038–17.751
0.044
Marital status
Single (ref)
18 (47.4)
106 (61.6)
1.00
Married
106 (61.6)
66 (38.4)
4.08
4.65
1.006–17.588
0.025
Prestige and respect
Yes
54 (68.4)
25 (31.6)
3.24
2.76
1.244–6.120
0.012
No (ref)
70 (53.4)
61 (46.6)
1.00
Seen as “doctor” in community
Yes
15 (88.2)
2 (11.8)
5.31
8.64
2.044–36.577
0.003
No (ref)
109 (56.5)
84 (43.5)
1.00
Job aids (boots, raincoats, and medical equipment)
Yes
72 (63.2)
42 (36.8)
1.75
3.04
1.324–7.008
0.009
No (ref)
52 (54.2)
44 (45.8)
1.00
Training location
Community setting
26 (56.5)
20 (43.5)
4.03
4.75
1.930–11.725
0.001
Government setting (ref)
69 (42.1)
95 (57.9)
1.00
Supervision by
Community
70 (49.6)
71 (50.4)
4.18
7.15
2.832–18.055
<0.001
Medical (ref)
25 (36.2)
44 (63.8)
1.00
Hosmer and Lemeshow test value = 0.088 > 0.05; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio. Logistic Regression (no multicollinearity, assumptions were all met) Dependent variable = role performance (high performance versus low performance of CHV) = above median of 29; = below median of 29.
