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Table 1 Key characteristics of frontline health workers enrolled into the study (N = 114)

From: Patterns of financial incentives in primary healthcare settings in Nigeria: implications for the productivity of frontline health workers

Characteristic

N

%

State

 Bauchi

49

43.0

 Cross River

65

57.0

Sex

 Male

47

41.2

 Female

67

58.8

Age

 ≤ 29 yrs

15

13.2

 30–39 yrs

51

44.7

 40 yrs above

48

42.1

Marital status

 Married

104

91.2

 Single/widowed

10

8.8

Religion

 Christianity

76

66.7

 Islam

38

33.3

Education

 Post-secondary school

112

98.2

 University degree and above

2

1.8

Type of FLHW

 JCHEW

51

44.7

 CHEW

53

46.5

 CHO

7

6.1

 Nurse

1

0.9

 Midwife

2

1.8

Years in PHC

 < 2 years

30

26.3

 2–4 years

45

39.5

 5 yrs and above

39

34.2

Years in current position

 < 2 yrs

34

29.8

 2–4 yrs

49

43.0

 5 yrs and above

31

27.2

Received financial incentive

 Yes

59

51.8

 No

55

48.2

Satisfaction with incentives

 Satisfied

44

38.6

 Unsatisfied

70

61.4