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Table 7 Characteristics of health workers1 with tasks never 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

51,5%

21,2%

37,3%

59,5%

77,7%

> = 35

45,4%

34,7%

30,4%

67,3%

73,9%

Difference

6,0%pts.(−15,2-27,3%)

-13,5pts (−28,8-1,7%)

6,9%pts.(−9,9-23,8%)

7,7%pts.(−24,9-9,3%)

3,8%pts.(−11,1–18,8%)

p-value (of difference)

0,574

0,082

0,418

0,371

0,612

Gender

Male

50%

28,9%

42,1%

69,7%

77,6%

Female

48,9%

21,7%

27,5%

53,6%

75,3%

Difference

1,0%pts.(−21,1–19,1%)

−7,2%pts. (−21,5-7,1%)

−14,5%pts. (−30,1-1,0%)

−16,1% pts. (−31,9—0,2%)

2,2%pts.(−16,2-11,7%)

p-value (of difference)

0,920

0,323

0,067

0,046

0,749

Employer

Health centre

28,5%

22,7%

22,7%

77,2%

81,8%

State

52,9%

26,0%

37,3%

59,3%

75,6%

Difference

−24,3%pts. (−52,8-4,1%)

3,2%pts.(−23,3-16,7%)

−14,6%pts. (−36,5 − 7,1%)

17,9%pts.(−4,2-40,0%)

6,2%pts.(−13,2-25,7%)

p-value (of difference)

0,092

0,746

0,186

0,112

0,530

Diploma

A3

45,2%

20,4%

37,5%

60,2%

77,2

A2 and more

54,3%

33,3%

31,5%

64,9%

75,4%

Difference

9,0%pts.(−11,0-29,1%)

12,8%pts.(−1,7-27,4%)

5,9%pts.(−22,0-10,2%)

4,6%pts.(− 11,7-21,0%)

1,8%pts.(−16,1–12,5%)

p-value (of difference)

0,373

0,083

0,469

0,573

0,800

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

Yes

50,9%

18,7%

38,7%

70%

85%

No

47,9%

33,8%

30,7%

52,3%

66,1%

Difference

3,0%pts.(−23,2 − 17,0%)

15,0%pts.(0,8-29,3%)

-7,9%pts.(− 23,7-7,8%)

-17,6% pts.(−33,5—1,8%)

−18,8%pts. (−32,5—5,1%)

p-value (of difference)

0,763

0,038

0,320

0,029

0,007

Management of MAM is part of the activities of the HW

Yes

45,8%

24,5%

33,3%

56,8%

73,5%

No

59,2%

27,9%

39,5%

74,4%

83,7%

Difference

13,4%pts.(−9,0–35,8%)

3,3%pts.(−12,3-19,1%)

6,2%pts.(−11,0-23,4%)

17,5%pts.(0,2-34,8%)

10,1%pts.(−5,0 − 25,4%)

p-value (of difference)

0,238

0,670

0,478

0,047

0,188

Management of SAM is part of the activities of the HW

Yes

38,4%

27,3%

32,8%

50,6%

68,4

No

61,7%

23,6%

37,5%

73,6%

84,7

Difference

23,2%pts.(3,6-42,8%)

3,7%pts.(−18,1–10,6%)

4,6%pts.(−11,1-20,3%)

22,9%pts.(7,3-38,5%)

16,2%pts.(2,4–29,9%)

p-value (of difference)

0,020

0,604

0,563

0,004

0,021

Supervision

Yes

45,9%

22,8%

50,8%

63,1%

73,6%

No

51,6%

27,2%

25%

61,3%

78,4%

Difference

5,6%pts.(−15,1-26,4%)

4,4%pts.(−10,2-19,2%)

-25,8%pts. (−41,4—10,2%)

1,7%pts.(−18,2-14,6%)

4,7%pts.(−9,5-19,0%)

p-value (of difference)

0,589

0,550

0,001

0,829

0,515

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