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Table 5 Covariates associated with productivity and performance, selected through LASSO regression

From: Measuring productivity and its relationship to community health worker performance in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

 

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p

Productivity

 VHT age ≥ 50 (ref: < 50)

11.82 (4.03, 19.60)

0.003

 Having access to motorcycle or bicycle

5.16 (−1.73, 12.06)

0.142

 Knowledge of danger signs (expressed in percentage, unit of ten-percentage points)

1.92 (0.01, 3.83)

0.049

 Years serving as VHT

0.81 (−0.05, 1.67)

0.066

Performance

 Job satisfaction score

1.46 (0.13, 2.80)

0.032

 Knowledge of danger signs (expressed in percentage, unit of ten-percentage points)

1.02 (0.05, 1.98)

0.039

 Years of mother’s schooling

−0.53 (−1.08, 0.02)

0.057

 Mother aged < 18 (ref: ≥18)

−5.62 (−12.14, 0.90)

0.091

 Number of child health issues raised by the mother

−1.43 (−3.28, 0.41)

0.128

 Availability of flooring in VHT household

−2.58 (−6.28, 1.12)

0.171