Variables Frequency Percentages
Reporting formats
Available 371 88.1%
Not available 50 11.9%
Shortage of reporting formats
Yes 202 48.0%
No 169 40.1%
Reporting formats
difficult to understand 105 24.9%
Not difficult to understand 266 63.2%
Reason for perceived complexity of the formats
Uncommon words/terms 63 60.0%
Abbreviations 27 25.7%
Formats are inconsistent 6 5.7%
Others 9 8.6%
Is there definite time for report submission?
Yes 404 96.0%
No 17 4.0%
Table 3: Technical Factors of HEWs in GamoGofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, June 2012.