Sociodemographic characteristics in the Community Health Worker Attrition Study, Kwale County, Kenya
| Characteristic | Community health workers who left (%) n=112 | Community health workers who remained active (%) n=262 | Total n=374 |
| Age group (years) | |||
| ≤30 | 34 (39) | 53 (60.9) | 87 |
| 31–40 | 39 (31.5) | 85 (68.5) | 124 |
| ≥41 | 33 (21.2) | 123 (78.8) | 156 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 43 (38) | 139 (53) | 181 |
| Male | 69 (62) | 123 (47) | 193 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 12 (32) | 25 (68) | 37 |
| Married | 88 (29) | 221 (72) | 309 |
| Widowed | 4 (27) | 11 (73) | 15 |
| Separated/divorced | 7 (58.3) | 5 (4) | 12 |
| Level of education | |||
| None/primary incomplete | 23 (31.9) | 49 (68.1) | 72 |
| Primary complete/secondary incomplete | 57 (26.0) | 162 (74.0) | 219 |
| Secondary complete/tertiary incomplete | 30 (37.0) | 51 (63.0) | 81 |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 29 (23.6) | 94 (76.4) | 123 |
| Muslim | 82 (33.3) | 164 (66.7) | 246 |
| Occupation | |||
| None | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) | 36 |
| Business/large-scale farmer | 30 (28.6) | 75 (71.4) | 105 |
| Employed | 11 (61.1) | 7 (38.9) | 18 |
| Peasant farmer | 37 (22.2) | 130 (77.8) | 167 |
| Casual labour | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) | 30 |
| Other employment | 7 (53.9) | 6 (46.2) | 13 |
| Source of income | |||
| Salaried | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | 25 |
| Farmer | 39 (22.9) | 131 (77.1) | 170 |
| Self-employed | 33 (27.7) | 86 (72.3) | 119 |
| Support by family | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 23 |
| Others | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | 29 |
| Monthly income (Kenya shillings) | |||
| ≤3500 | 47 (24.1) | 148 (75.9) | 195 |
| 3501–6500 | 27 (32.5) | 56 (675) | 83 |
| >6500 | 36 (40.9) | 52 (59.1) | 88 |