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Table 2 Summary statistics on district providers trained and followed-up

From: “Top-down bottom-up” estimation of per capita cost of new-born care interventions in four regions of Ghana: beyond implementation to scalability and sustainability

Staff Characteristics

Mean

Std. Dev.

Age (n = 3367)

32

8.4

Years of work experience (n = 3323)

6

7.7

HBB0 score (n = 3450)

21

2.3

ECEB0 score (n = 3450)

27

2.4

Sex (n = 3453)

Freq.

%

Male

506

15

Female

2947

85

Cadre (n = 3453)

Freq.

%

Medical doctorsa

165

5

Anesthetists

190

6

Nursesb

941

27

Midwives

2106

61

Physician assistants

51

1

Facility type (n = 3449)c

Freq.

%

District hospital

3101

90

Polyclinic

59

2

Health center

289

8

Regions (n = 3453)

Freq.

%

Region A

1368

40

Region B

790

23

Region C

806

23

Region D

489

14

Ownership (n = 3453)

Freq.

%

Privated

1234

36

Publice

2219

64

  1. Source: MEBCI training data (2018)
  2. Legend: Helping Babies Breathe First Assessment (HBB0, the first OSCE score immediately after the training) and Essential Care for Every Baby First Assessment (ECEB0, the first OSCE score immediately after the training)
  3. aIncludes specialist doctors such as pediatricians, obstetrics and gynecology
  4. bIncludes health assistants, perioperative nurses, enrolled nurses, pediatric nurses, community health nurses, critical and emergency care nurses, ward assistants
  5. cOne provider each was drawn from the four regional hospitals which constitutes less than 1% of the total number of providers trained
  6. dFacilities owned by faith-based organizations
  7. eFacilities owned by Ghana Health Service or Quasi-government organizations