Demographic factors associated with attrition of community health workers in the Community Health Worker Attrition Study, Kwale County, Kenya
| Factor | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analyses | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P values | OR (95% CI) | P values | |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| ≥41 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≤30 | 2.39 (1.34 to 4.26) | 3.95 (1.86 to 8.42) | ||
| 31–40 | 1.71 (1.00 to 2.93) | 0.01 | 2.36 (1.25 to 4.46) | 0.001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | ||
| Male | 1.86 (1.17 to 2.92) | 0.008 | 2.66 (1.47 to 4.82) | 0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | ||
| Single | 1.20 (0.58 to 2.50) | 0.56 (0.22 to 1.45) | ||
| Widowed | 0.91 (0.28 to 2.94) | 2.34 (0.66 to 9.00) | ||
| Separated/divorced | 3.52 (1.09 to 11.37) | 0.2 | 4.92 (1.29 to 18.82) | 0.04 |
| Level of education | ||||
| None/primary incomplete | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary complete/secondary incomplete | 0.75 (0.42 to 1.34) | 0.58 (0.30 to 1.14) | ||
| Secondary complete/tertiary | 1.25 (0.64 to 2.45) | 0.16 | 0.72 (0.31 to 1.65) | 0.28 |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 1 | 1 | ||
| Christian | 0.62 (0.38–1.01) | 0.64 (0.35–1.19) | 0.16 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Peasant farmer | 1 | 1 | ||
| Business/large-scale farmer | 1.41 (0.80 to 2.46) | 1.43 (0.57 to 3.55) | ||
| Employed | 5.52 (2.00 to 15.24) | 0.56 (0.09 to 3.38) | ||
| None | 1.76 (0.80 to 3.84) | 0.76 (0.22 to 2.62) | ||
| Casual labour | 2.34 (1.04 to 5.30) | 0.38 (0.08 to 1.84) | ||
| Others | 4.10 (1.29 to 12.95) | 0.005 | 1.38 (0.37 to 9.11) | 0.45 |
| Source of income | ||||
| Farmer | 1 | 1 | ||
| Salaried | 7.12 (2.86 to 17.79) | 6.22 (1.19 to 32.43) | ||
| Self-employed | 1.29 (0.75 to 2.21) | 0.65 (0.26 to 1.62) | ||
| Support by family | 1.79 (0.71 to 4.54) | 2.56 (0.54 to 12.04) | ||
| Others | 1.51 (0.64 to 3.59) | 0.001 | 1.91 (0.49 to 7.40) | 0.06 |
| Monthly income (Kenyan shillings) | ||||
| ≤3500 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3501–6500 | 1.52 (0.86 to 2.67) | 1.37 (0.71 to 2.65) | ||
| >6500 | 2.18 (1.27 to 3.73) | 0.02 | 1.73 (0.91 to 3.33) | 0.23 |