Table 1 Baseline characteristics of health workers and health facilities
| Â | Overall | Intervention | Control | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel 1: Health Worker Characteristics | ||||
 Number of health workers | 85 | 43 | 42 |  |
 Female | 84 (99%) | 43 (100%) | 41 (98%) | 0.31 |
 Age, mean (SD) | 34.2 (9.8) | 33.4 (9.7) | 35.1 (9.9) | 0.43 |
 Number of deliveries last month, mean (SD) | 17.4 (15.4) | 15.2 (12.1) | 19.5 (18.0) | 0.20 |
 Education | ||||
  Only secondary | 2 (2%) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.27 |
  Certificate | 49 (58%) | 26 (60%) | 23 (55%) | |
  Diploma or Bachelor | 34 (40%) | 15 (35%) | 19 (45%) | |
Position | ||||
  Clinical/Nursing Officer | 14 (16%) | 7 (16%) | 7 (17%) | 0.11 |
  Enrolled Midwife/Nurse | 58 (68%) | 26 (60%) | 32 (76%) | |
  Assistant/Traditional Birth Attendants | 13 (15%) | 10 (23%) | 3 (7%) | |
 Years of experience, mean (SD) | 7.9 (8.4) | 7.5 (8.1) | 8.3 (8.7) | 0.66 |
 Satisfied with light and electricity | 3 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) | 0.54 |
 Job satisfaction index, mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.7) | 0.99 |
 Impact of lack of overhead light index, mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.9) | 0.64 |
Panel 2: Health Facility Characteristics | ||||
 Number of facilities | 30 | 15 | 15 |  |
 Facility level | ||||
  Health Center II | 5 (17%) | 3 (20%) | 2 (13%) | 0.77 |
  Health Center III | 22 (73%) | 11 (73%) | 11 (73%) | |
  Health Center IV | 3 (10%) | 1 (7%) | 2 (13%) | |
 Primary source of electricity | ||||
  None/lanterns | 12 (40%) | 6 (40%) | 6 (40%) | 0.89 |
  Grid | 11 (37%) | 5 (33%) | 6 (40%) | |
  Solar | 7 (23%) | 4 (27%) | 3 (20%) | |
 Facility gov’t owned | 28 (93%) | 13 (87%) | 15 (100%) | 0.14 |
 Monthly patient volume, mean (SD) | 33.6 (17.2) | 30.2 (18.1) | 37.0 (16.1) | 0.29 |