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Table 4 Multiple regression model for the determinants of CHW motivation

From: Community health worker motivation to perform systematic household contact tuberculosis investigation in a high burden metropolitan district in South Africa

Predictor

Unstandardised coefficient

p-value

β

Standard error

Constant

39.208

5.283

< 0.001

Sex

 Male (ref)

–

  

 Female

−1.578

1.216

0.196

Age

0.118

0.054

0.029

Education

 Secondary school (ref)

–

  

 Matric/Grade 12

−0.567

1.222

0.614

 Tertiary

−2.310

1.874

0.219

CHW category

 Informal (ref)

–

  

 Formal

0.111

0.849

0.897

CHW location

 Urban (ref)

–

  

 Rural/small town

1.737

0.844

0.041

CHW length of service

−0.495

0.139

< 0.001

Attended TB SHCI training in the past 12 months

 No (ref)

–

  

 Yes

1.809

0.857

0.036

TB SHCI knowledge score

0.389

0.318

0.223

TB SHCI competency score

0.706

0.203

< 0.001

  1. Overall p < 0.001; R2 = 0.164