Table 1

Descriptive statistics of outcome variables, resident characteristics and perception for NCD prevention service, Ethiopian health extension programme, 2022

Sample community characteristics and perception (n=9680)% or mean (weighted)
Community NCD prevention coverage* (%)21.92
Respondents who have heard from HEWs about (%) 
 Cervical cancer12.89
 Diabetes mellitus16.48
 Hypertension18.02
 Heart disease12.33
 Breast cancer13.57
 Kidney diseases13.54
Respondents who heard from HEWs about tuberculosis84.42
Respondents who heard from HEWs about HIV and AIDS89.14
Respondents who heard from HEWs about hand hygiene47.35
Respondents who heard from HEWs about mental illnesses5.17
Gender (%), female57.84
Wealth quintile index (%) 
 Lowest14.94
 Lower17.85
 Middle20.56
 Higher24.44
 Highest22.22
Composite index for community perception

  • Community trust, acceptance and respect for HEWs (mean score)

0.89 (3.37)

  • Community perception towards HEWs competence to provide service (mean score)

0.62 (2.09)

  • *Percentage of respondents who have heard from HEWs about any type of NCD prevention service, out of the six, at least once in the past 12 months.

  • HEW, health extension worker; NCD, non-communicable disease.