Table 2 Description of the socio-demographic characteristics of CHWs, overall and by region, Togo
From: Geographical coverage and dominant socio-demographic profiles of community health workers in Togo
Characteristic | Overall, N = 7496 | Grand Lomé, N = 229 | Maritime, N = 1326 | Plateaux, N = 2357 | Centrale, N = 1021 | Kara, N = 1527 | Savanes, N = 1036 |
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Sex, n (%) | |||||||
Female | 1454 (19%) | 121 (53%) | 405 (31%) | 365 (15%) | 255 (25%) | 190 (12%) | 118 (11%) |
Male | 6042 (81%) | 108 (47%) | 921 (69%) | 1992 (85%) | 766 (75%) | 1337 (88%) | 918 (89%) |
Age (years), median (min., max.) | 41 (20, 79) | 38 (22, 68) | 43 (20, 69) | 42 (20, 79) | 39 (20, 65) | 40 (20, 66) | 40 (20, 78) |
Marital status, n (%) | |||||||
Single | 193 (3%) | 75 (33%) | 31 (2%) | 24 (1%) | 18 (2%) | 35 (2%) | 10 (< 1%) |
Married | 7244 (97%) | 146 (64%) | 1283 (97%) | 2326 (99%) | 986 (97%) | 1478 (97%) | 1025 (99%) |
Widowed | 59 (< 1%) | 8 (3%) | 12 (< 1%) | 7 (< 1%) | 17 (2%) | 14 (< 1%) | 1 (< 1%) |
Education level, n (%) | |||||||
Primary | 1145 (15%) | 15 (7%) | 263 (20%) | 332 (14%) | 114 (11%) | 286 (19%) | 135 (13%) |
Secondary 1 | 5590 (75%) | 146 (64%) | 942 (71%) | 1824 (77%) | 794 (78%) | 1085 (71%) | 799 (77%) |
Secondary 2 | 697 (9%) | 33 (14%) | 109 (8%) | 197 (8%) | 111 (11%) | 149 (10%) | 98 (9%) |
University | 64 (< 1%) | 35 (15%) | 12 (< 1%) | 4 (< 1%) | 2 (< 1%) | 7 (< 1%) | 4 (< 1%) |
Basic vocational training, n (%) | |||||||
Yes | 1037 (14%) | 114 (50%) | 239 (18%) | 279 (12%) | 161 (16%) | 186 (12%) | 58 (6%) |
No | 6459 (86%) | 115 (50%) | 1087 (82%) | 2078 (88%) | 860 (84%) | 1341 (88%) | 978 (94%) |
Main occupation, n (%) | |||||||
Farming activity | 5221 (70%) | 9 (4%) | 788 (59%) | 1772 (75%) | 655 (64%) | 1164 (76%) | 833 (80%) |
Housewife | 812 (11%) | 1 (< 1%) | 206 (16%) | 291 (12%) | 153 (15%) | 86 (6%) | 75 (7%) |
Retailer | 572 (8%) | 113 (49%) | 147 (11%) | 79 (3%) | 81 (8%) | 98 (6%) | 54 (5%) |
Other main occupation | 891 (12%) | 106 (46%) | 185 (14%) | 215 (9%) | 132 (13%) | 179 (12%) | 74 (7%) |
Secondary IGA, n (%) | |||||||
Farming activity | 1364 (18%) | 22 (10%) | 305 (23%) | 443 (19%) | 260 (25%) | 240 (16%) | 94 (9%) |
Other secondary IGA | 528 (7%) | 45 (20%) | 215 (16%) | 69 (3%) | 55 (5%) | 31 (2%) | 113 (11%) |
No secondary IGA | 5604 (75%) | 162 (71%) | 806 (61%) | 1845 (78%) | 706 (69%) | 1256 (82%) | 829 (80%) |