Table 1 Background characteristics of BHS and VBDC teams at six targeted townships for malaria elimination, Myanmar, 2017 to 2018 (n = 544)
Characteristic | No. | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group in years* (n = 542) | ||
18–29 | 289 | (54) |
30–39 | 137 | (25) |
40–49 | 72 | (13) |
≥ 50 | 44 | (8) |
Education | ||
Middle school/high school | 65 | (12) |
University/graduate | 479 | (88) |
Designation | ||
THN/THA | 5 | (1) |
HA | 41 | (7) |
LHV | 33 | (6) |
MW | 248 | (46) |
PHS | 206 | (38) |
VBDC staff | 11 | (2) |
Duty station | ||
Township hospital | 20 | (4) |
Station hospital | 21 | (4) |
MCH | 41 | (7) |
RHC | 160 | (29) |
Sub-centre | 302 | (56) |
Initiation of elimination training in townships | ||
2016 | 179 | (33) |
2017 | 365 | (67) |