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Table 3 Time spent within broad categories and sub-categories of work, N = 43 (in minutes)

From: Functioning and time utilisation by female multi-purpose health workers in South India: a time and motion study

Particulars

Total minutes/week

Count N = 43 (%)

Range

Median (IQR)

Avg./week/ANM

Min

Max

1. Programme

43 (100.0)

742

2 368

1 358 (1248–1 621)

1 441

 1.1 Direct service to beneficiary

43 (100.0)

234

1 405

586 (439–872)

664

  Adolescent health

4 (9.3)

0

8

0 (0–0)

4

  Blindness/cataract

2 (4.7)

0

32

0 (0–0)

21

  Camp work

11 (25.6)

0

221

0 (0–14)

99

  Child health

15 (34.9)

0

13

0 (0–6)

8

  Communicable diseases

18 (41.9)

0

162

0 (0–4)

20

  Curative care

7 (16.3)

0

29

0 (0–0)

17

  Family planning

6 (14.0)

0

43

0 (0–0)

17

  IEC activities amongst group(s)

13 (30.2)

0

35

0 (0–8)

15

  Maternal health

24 (55.8)

0

197

8 (0–22)

43

  National health day

3 (7.0)

0

71

0 (0–0)

35

  Non-communicable diseases

12 (27.9)

0

73

0 (0–3)

17

  Nutrition

2 (4.7)

0

4

0 (0–0)

4

  School health

27 (62.8)

0

259

25 (0–56)

70

  Seasonal diseases/epidemic outbreaks

34 (79.1)

0

121

10 (3–38

34

  Universal immunisation day

30 (69.8)

0

777

257 (0–470)

387

  Home visits

42 (97.7)

0

727

200 (105–360)

250

  Others

31 (72.1)

0

534

51 (0–89)

95

 1.2 Records and reports

43 (100.0)

12

886

422 (236–537)

386

  Beneficiary records

12 (27.9)

0

39

0 (0–4)

16

  Computer data entry

15 (34.9)

0

268

0 (0–43)

104

  Health pro formats

1 (2.3)

0

6

0 (0–0)

6

  Registers

41 (95.3)

0

581

232 (101–413)

264

  Reports

33 (76.7)

0

623

21 (5–100)

102

  Others

21 (48.8)

0

135

0 (0–18)

31

 1.3 Travel to and within field

43 (100.0)

101

893

352 (289–450)

391

2. Programme support

43 (100.0)

97

981

518 (341–670)

523

 Trainings

07 (16.3)

0

331

0

307

 Meetings/discussions with co-workers or village community

43 (100.0)

53

428

214 (150–316)

225

 Meetings/discussions with seniors

43 (100.0)

4

547

146 (90–211)

157

 Non-health but work-related activities

17 (39.5)

0

121

0 (0–14)

39

 Administrative work

43 (100.0)

17

270

66 (39–91)

75

3. Other work

43 (100.0)

220

787

426 (335–484)

420

 Waiting

36 (83.7)

0

210

59 (11–114)

87

 Miscellaneous: personal work

43 (100.0)

79

520

307 (249–365)

309

 Others/uncategorised

22 (51.2)

0

333

2 (0–52)

76

Total on-job

43 (100.0)

1 083

3 948

2 439 (2129–2 598)

2 384

  1. Count gives number of ANMs performing the respective activity. Time for ANMs not doing activity was considered as 0 while computing range and median (IQR). Average time was estimated per week for only those who performed the activity