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Table 1 Demographics of Supervisors

From: The impact of a human resource management intervention on the capacity of supervisors to support and supervise their staff at health facility level

Stage

Baseline

Endline

Intervention group

Control

A + B

A + B + C

Control

A + B

A + B + C

Number of supervisors

27

32

36

27

40

41

Gender

 Male

12 (44.4%)

10 (31.2%)

11 (30.6%)

12 (44.4%)

10 (25%)

12 (29.3%)

 Female

15 (55.6%)

22 (68.8%)

25 (69.4%)

15 (55.6%)

30 (75%)

29 (70.7%)

Age in years

 Mean (sd)

46.9 (8.7)

43.9 (10.5)

41.1 (8.5)

40.4 (11.4)

41.4 (10.8)

40.7 (10.1)

Highest medical or paramedical qualification

 Medical Officer

2 (7.4%)

0 (0%)

1 (2.8%)

2 (7.4%)

1 (2.5%)

1 (2.4%)

 Assistant Medical Officer

1 (3.7%)

4 (12.5%)

3 (8.3%)

1 (3.7%)

4 (10%)

5 (12.2%)

 Clinical officer

9 (33.3%)

7 (21.9%)

12 (33.3%)

4 (14.8%)

10 (25%)

9 (22%)

 Assistant clinical officer

1 (3.7%)

1 (3.1%)

2 (5.6%)

3 (11.1%)

2 (5%)

3 (7.3%)

 Medical attendant

2 (7.4%)

1 (3.1%)

1 (2.8%)

3 (11.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (4.9%)

 Registered nurse

3 (11.1%)

6 (18.8%)

12 (33.3%)

7 (25.9%)

11 (27.5%)

12 (29.3%)

 Registered nurse midwife

3 (11.1%)

7 (21.9%)

3 (8.3%)

3 (11.1%)

7 (17.5%)

5 (12.2%)

 Enrolled nurse

2 (7.4%)

2 (6.2%)

1 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

3 (7.5%)

3 (7.3%)

 Enrolled nurse midwife

3 (11.1%)

3 (9.4%)

1 (2.8%)

2 (7.4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 MCH Aides

1 (3.7%)

1 (3.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (7.4%)

2 (5%)

1 (2.4%)

Current job position

 Facility incharge

12 (44.4%)

11 (34.4%)

15 (41.7%)

8 (29.6%)

12 (30%)

15 (36.6%)

 Assistant facility incharge

1 (3.7%)

1 (3.1%)

2 (5.6%)

3 (11.1%)

4 (10%)

5 (12.2%)

 Head of unit

10 (37%)

14 (43.8%)

13 (36.1%)

10 (37%)

14 (35%)

16 (39%)

 Head of department

4 (14.8%)

4 (12.5%)

6 (16.7%)

1 (3.7%)

2 (5%)

0 (0%)

 Other

0 (0%)

2 (6.2%)

0 (0%)

5 (18.5%)

8 (20%)

5 (12.2%)