CHW baseline characteristics
| UHC mode (n=96) | Control (n=99) | P value | |
| Age, years | 32.0 (8.7) | 33.0 (9.6) | 0.46 |
| No of children | 2.9 (2.1) | 3.2 (2.3) | 0.48 |
| Household size | 6.4 (3.0) | 6.2 (2.6) | 0.60 |
| No of spoken languages | 1.3 (0.8) | 1.2 (0.6) | 0.36 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 10 (10%) | 6 (6%) | 0.27 |
| Female | 86 (90%) | 93 (94%) | |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 92 (96%) | 95 (96%) | 0.26 |
| Catholic | 4 (4%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 15 (16%) | 15 (15%) | 0.74 |
| Married/free union | 76 (79%) | 81 (82%) | |
| Divorced/widow/separated | 5 (5%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Language | |||
| Bambara | 83 (86%) | 88 (89%) | 0.56 |
| French | 7 (7%) | 8 (8%) | |
| Sorai | 6 (6%) | 3 (3%) | |
| Has children | |||
| Yes | 84 (88%) | 87 (88%) | 0.94 |
| No | 12 (12%) | 12 (12%) | |
| Went to school | |||
| Yes | 95 (99%) | 97 (98%) | 0.58 |
| No | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) |
Data are n (%) or mean (SD). Statistical tests were performed using a two-sided t-test of means for continuous variables and Pearson’s χ2 test for categorical variables.
CHW, community health worker; UHC, universal health coverage.