TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Health Facilities and Facility Managers Analyzed, Central Mozambique

Median (IQR)
Health facilities (N=68), mean (SD)
 Number of total staff30.2 (38.4)9.0 (4.0, 51.5)
 Number of clinical staff20.7 (26.2)5.0 (3.0, 34.3)
 Number of pharmacy staff2.1 (2.8)1.0 (0.0, 4.0)
 Number of laboratory staff2.0 (3.7)0.0 (0.0, 3.0)
 Number of administrative staff5.3 (10.7)1.0 (0.0, 3.3)
 Distance to provincial health directorate in km125.4 (109.9)104.0 (29.75, 187.5)
Rural facilities, No. (%)54 (79.4)
 Rural health center Type I9 (13.2)
 Rural health center Type II42 (61.8)
 Health center adjoining secondary-level hospital3 (4.4)
Urban facilities, No. (%)14 (20.1)
 Urban health center type A4 (5.9)
 Urban health center type B8 (11.8)
 Urban health center type C2 (2.9)
Facility managers (N=68)
 Years of experience in the health sector8.4 (8.4)5.0 (3.0, 8.7)
 Years of experience as a facility manager2.5 (2.1)2.0 (1.0, 3.0)
 First-time health facility managers, No. (%)47 (69.1)
 Received formal management training18 (26.5)
  • Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.