District health manager and mid-level provider perceptions of practice environments in acute obstetric settings in Tanzania: a mixed-method study

Table 2 Districts reporting adequate staffing levels and availability of written standards of performance and written supervision requirements

Cadre^a	Staffing^b			Written standards of performance^b	Written supervision requirements^b
Cadre^a	Dispensaries	Health Centers	Hospitals	Written standards of performance^b	Written supervision requirements^b
Assistant medical officer	N/A (22)^c	19 % (32)	20 % (32)	73 % (45)	70 % (46)
Clinical officer	6 % (34)	19 % (31)	35 % (31)	72 % (46)	83 % (46)
Registered nurse/nurse midwife	64 % (25)	22 % (32)	37 % (32)	72 % (46)	83 % (46)
Enrolled nurse/nurse midwife	14 % (29)	13 % (30)	19 % (26)	72 % (46)	80 % (46)
MCH aid	86 % (21)	71 % (21)	91 % (21)	71 % (44)	74 % (42)
Medical attendant	42 % (33)	53 % (30)	55 % (29)	67 % (43)	71 % (45)

Data on nursing assistants not collected
^aData on MCH aids and medical attendants reported separately
^bFigures in parenthesis represent the number of districts (out of 48) with data provided
^cAssistant medical officers typically do not function in dispensaries

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