Table 4.

Effects of PBF on autonomy-facility level analysis.

Outcome	PBF vs. C1				PBF vs. C2				C1 vs. C2
	Effect	p value	Effect	p value	Effect	p value	Effect	p value	Effect	p value	Effect	p value
Autonomy Index	0.072	0.844	0.270	0.451	0.291**	0.019	0.379**	0.014	0.510*	0.084	0.469	0.121
Able to allocate my facility budget	0.039	0.762	0.050	0.744	0.095	0.128	0.112	0.110	0.146	0.248	0.159	0.243
Able to assign tasks and activities to staff	0.018	0.822	0.044	0.702	−0.008	0.809	−0.043	0.341	−0.014	0.835	−0.095	0.251
DHO supports my decisions and actions for doing a better job in my facility	−0.186	0.113	−0.079	0.572	−0.030	0.292	0.044	0.334	0.092	0.330	0.112	0.347
Choice over whom I allocate tasks to	−0.070	0.549	−0.080	0.482	0.041	0.483	0.059	0.302	0.138*	0.078	0.151*	0.064
Choice over what services are provided in the facility	0.022	0.877	−0.044	0.828	0.142**	0.033	0.135	0.176	0.268**	0.038	0.308*	0.098
Enough authority to procure (drugs, supplies, services etc.)	0.146	0.457	0.245	0.212	0.126*	0.072	0.166*	0.061	0.128	0.396	0.133	0.464
Policies and procedures for doing things are clear to me	0.095	0.176	0.142	0.130	0.070**	0.018	0.106**	0.022	0.044	0.408	0.065	0.323
Policies and procedures for doing things are useful tools for the challenges faced	0.110	0.119	0.121	0.251	0.040**	0.011	0.039*	0.090	−0.012	0.829	−0.009	0.891
DHO provides adequate feedback to me about my job and the performance of my facility	−0.054	0.694	0.052	0.710	−0.015	0.731	−0.019	0.761	0.015	0.902	−0.092	0.478
Controls	NO		YES		NO		YES		NO		YES
N	246		154		247		149		179		117

Note: Impact estimates adjusted for district pair matching with standard errors clustered at district level: C1: input-financing, C2: pure control; *p < 0.1 **p < 0.05 ***p < 0.01 .Control variables included are: infrastructure index, health service utilisation and facility type.