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Table 3 Comparison of MLP responses to items in the Provider Survey

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

Items

Kruskal-Wallis χ 2

P

Cadre

P

Mann-Whitney U (mean rank)

Enough staff to get the work done

12.968

0.01

Midwives (167.45)

AMO (127.95)

0.001

My work schedule is fair

17.305

0.002

AMO (167.43)

Nurses (132.00)

0.001

AMO (189.49)

Midwives (148.81)

0.001

AMO (90.06)

CO (73.40)

0.015

UAPb (205.51)

Nurses (179.91)

0.016

UAP (225.69)

Midwives (196.32)

0.009

I feel burned out from my work

32.573

0.000

Nurses (139.75)

AMO (108.37)

0.004

Nurses (161.39)

CO (116.52)

0.000

Nurses (190.32)

UAP (160.26)

0.005

Midwives (156.61)

AMO (119.55)

0.002

Midwives (178.53)

CO (126.31)

0.000

Midwives (208.23)

UAP (171.75)

0.001

Manager makes sure that all staff concerns are heard before job decisions are made

20.069

0.000

UAP (212.63)

Nurses (175.26)

0.001

UAP (239.81)

Midwives (191.34)

0.000

To make job decisions, my manager collects accurate and correct information

20.371

0.000

UAP (122.33)

AMO (96.09)

0.004

UAP (214.86)

Nurses (173.74)

0.000

UAP (237.08)

Midwives (190.61)

0.000

Manager clarifies decisions and provides additional information when requested by staff

17.415

0.002

UAP (213.09)

Nurses (175.87)

0.000

UAP (236.42)

Midwives (192.66)

0.000

My manager offers adequate justification for decisions about my job

10.192

0.037

UAP (207.74)

Nurses (177.13)

0.005

Overall, the rewards I receive are fair

16.657

0.002

UAP (206.42)

Nurses (176.53)

0.005

UAP (232.50)

Midwives (190.20)

0.000

I am satisfied with this supervision system

12.783

0.012

UAP (229.81)

Midwives (190.77)

0.001

UAP (207.56)

Nurses (179.16)

0.009

I think this is a fair supervision system

13.434

0.009

AMO (174.23)

Midwives (149.32)

0.036

CO (185.93)

Midwives (164.43)

0.057

UAP (228.05)

Midwives (190.16)

0.001

UAP (205.89)

Nurses (183.23)

0.037