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Table 6 Characteristics of health workers1 with tasks systematically performed

From: Addressing malnutrition among children in routine care: how is the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy implemented at health centre level in Burundi?

Characteristics

 

Ongoing BF(n = 99)

Appetite (n = 145)

Weight (n = 145)

Height/length (n = 145)

Whz (n = 145)

Age

< 35

22,7%

18,2%

36,3%

29,2%

15,1%

> = 35

18,2%

17,4%

43,4%

19,5%

17,3%

Difference

4,5%pts.(−12,9%-21,9%)

0,8%pts.(− 12,8–14,4%)

7,1%pts.(−24,3-10,1%)

9,7%pts.(−5,8-25,2%)

2,2%pts.(− 15,2-10,7%)

p-value (of difference)

0.606

0,908

0,416

0,217

0,733

Gender

Male

20%

11,8%

31,5%

17,1%

10,5%

Female

22,4%

24,6%

46,3%

36,2%

21,7%

Difference

2,4%pts.(− 14,0-19,0%)

12,8%pts.(0,2-25,3%)

14,7%pts.(− 1,1-30,7%)

19,1%pts.(4,9-33,3%)

11,2%pts.(−0,7-23,1%)

p-value (of difference)

0,768

0,045

0,068

0,008

0,065

Employer

Health Centre

21,4%

22,7%

27,2%

9,0%

4,5%

State

21,2%

17,1%

40,6%

29,2%

17,8%

Difference

0,2%pts.(−23,3-23,8%)

5,6%pts.(−11,9-23,3%)

− 13,3%pts. (−35,7-8,9%)

−20,1%pts.(−40,1-0,1%)

− 13,3pts(−30,0-3,3%)

p-value (of difference)

0,983

0,527

0,238

0,047

0,116

Diploma

A3

13,0%

19,3%

38,6%

27,2%

17,0%

A2 and more

28,3%

15,8%

38,5%

24,5%

14,0%

Difference

−15,2%pts.(−31,4-0,9%)

3,5%pts.(−16,4-9,4%)

0,0%pts.(− 16,5-16,4%)

2,7%pts.(− 17,5-12,1%)

3,0%pts.(− 15,3-9,3%)

p-value (of difference)

0,065

0,591

0,996

0,719

0,630

had not received any in-service training since the end of their studies

Yes

15,7%

20%

31,2%

21,2%

11,2%

No

27,1%

15,3%

47,6%

32,3%

21,5%

Difference

11,4%pts.(−4,9-27,7%)

4,6%pts.(−17,3-8,1%)

16,4%pts.(0,4-32,3%)

11,0%pts.(−3,4–25,5%)

10,2%pts.(−1,7-22,3%)

p-value (of difference)

0,169

0,474

0,043

0,134

0,092

Management of MAM is part of the activities of the HW

Yes

23,6%

16,7%

42,1%

27,4%

15,6%

No

14,8%

20,9%

30,2%

23,2%

16,2%

Difference

8,8%pts.(−27,2-9,6%)

4,3%pts.(−9,6-18,1%)

−11,9%pts. (−29,4-5,5%)

4,1%pts.(−20,0-11,7%)

0,5%pts.(−12,6 − 13,8%)

p-value (of difference)

0,345

0,544

0,180

0,602

0,929

Management of SAM is part of the activities of the HW

Yes

28,8%

15,1%

47,9%

32,8%

20,5%

No

12,8%

20,8%

29,1%

19,4%

11,1%

Difference

16,0%pts.(−32,2–0%)

5,8%pts.(−6,8–18,4%)

18,7%pts.(−34,5—2,9%)

13,4%pts.(−27,8-0,9%)

9,4%pts.(−21,4-2,5%)

p-value (of difference)

0,051

0,369

0,020

0,066

0,121

Supervision

Yes

21,6%

17,5%

31,5%

22,8%

14,0%

No

20,9%

18,2%

43,1%

28,4%

17,0%

Difference

0,6%pts.(−17,6-16,3%)

0,6%pts.(−12,3-13,6%)

11,6%pts.(−4,7-27,9%)

5,6%pts.(−9,2-20,4%)

3,0%pts.(− 9,3-15,3%)

p-value (of difference)

0,939

0,922

0,163

0,457

0,630

  1. 1P-values were adjusted for multiple comparison: after Bonferroni correction, p-values were no more significant