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. 2006 Sep 13;91(2):143–145. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102368

Table 2 Factors associated with productivity.

Variable n Mean (SD) Median p Value
<40 years old 23 23.5 (39.7) 7 0.99
⩾40 years old 65 22.75 (53.1) 7
Male 55 26 (58) 8 0.58
Female 40 17 (29.5) 5
Work at mission hospital 11 19.8 (27.8) 6 0.37
Work at government facility 84 22.6 (50.3) 7
Work at hospital 69 25.7 (53.9) 8 0.16
Work at dispensary or clinic 26 13.2 (25.6) 6
Ophthalmic trained 71 24.6 (53.3) 8 0.61
Non‐ophthalmic trained 24 15.6 (27.5) 7
Access to consumables incomplete 78 18.5 (31.1) 6 0.21
Access to consumables complete 17 39.7 (92.5) 16
Works ⩽3 days/week in eye care 40 19.3 (28.9) 9 0.53
Works >4 days/week in eye care 47 25 (61.1) 7
TT surgical set incomplete* 24 4.6 (5.9) 2 0.057
TT surgical set complete 29 28.3 (42.1) 11
Knows supervisor 69 22 (33.42) 8 0.058
Does not know supervisor 26 23.2 (75.25) 2
Conducts outreach activities 40 39.7 (68.1) 17 <0.001
Does not conduct outreach activities 55 9.7 (17.1) 2

TT, trachomatous trichiasis.

*Owing to a printing error, this question was omitted from 42 questionnaires.