Table 2 Comparison of work conditions and experiences of health staff in rural and urban health facilities (n = 324)
Work conditions | Geographical location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (n = 182) | Urban (n = 142) | Total (n = 324) | p-value | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Travel time to work in minutes on daily basis | 19 (22) | 33(32) | 25(27) | 0.0000* |
Estimated extra work hours a daya | 0.50(2.50) | 0.50(2.20) | 0.50(2.30) | 0.9935 |
Number of minutes spent per patient at a time | 13(11) | 15(16) | 14(13) | 0.4250 |
Number of patients seen a day per staff | 58(74) | 44(40) | 52(62) | 0.0634** |
Amount of allowance received a month for extra work done (in US$ equivalence) | 45(68) | 52(49) | 48(61) | 0.6783 |
Monthly financial income from part time work (in US$ equivalence) | 162(164) | 235(261) | 210(230) | 0.4569 |