Table I.
Descriptive data by districts.
| Characteristics | Mangochi | Chiradzulu | Blantyre | Total | ||
| Health centre ownership | CHAM (%) | 54 | 34 | 0 | 38 | |
| Government (%) | 46 | 66 | 100 | 62 | ||
| Team size, | median (range) | 20(6–88) | 15(12–28) | 39(28–52) | 23(6–88) | |
| Distance to referral facility | (km), median (Range) | 48(3–119) | 13(5–62) | 7(3–15) | 30(3–119) | |
| Age | In charge | (years), median (range) | ||||
| Overall | 38(23–76) | 28(20–69) | 39(20–49) | 38(20–76) | ||
| Clinical officer | 35(32–76) | --- | 39(28–49) | 39(28–76) | ||
| Medical Assistants | 32(23–60) | 28(20–69) | 20(20–20) | 28(20–69) | ||
| Nurses | 50(26–60) | 44(40–59) | --- | 49(26–60) | ||
| Staff | (years), median (range) | |||||
| Overall | 34(21–86) | 33(24–57) | 34(21–56) | 34(21–86) | ||
| Clinical officer | 36(29–44) | --- | --- | 36(29–44) | ||
| Medical Assistants | 33(22–86) | 34(34–34) | 24(21–39) | 31(21–86) | ||
| Nurses | 37(21–59) | 44(24–57) | 43(26–56) | 42(21–59) | ||
| Assistant Environmental | ||||||
| Health Officer (AEHO) | 36(26–40) | 34(27–41) | --- | 36(26–41) | ||
| Health Surveillance | ||||||
| Assistant (HSA) | 33(24–54) | 32(24–56) | 33(27–39) | 32(24–56) | ||
| Gender | Male (%) | In charge | 67 | 59 | 66 | 61 |
| Staff | 57 | 53 | 24 | 49 | ||
| Work experience | In charge | (months,median,range) | ||||
| Overall | 30(2–144) | 24(2–144) | 24(6–36) | 24(2–144) | ||
| Clinical officer | 19(3–30) | --- | 19(6–36) | 19(3–36) | ||
| Medical Assistants | 36(2–144) | 24(2–120) | 24(24–24) | 24(2–144) | ||
| Nurses | 60(2–99) | 120(36–144) | --- | 60(2–144) | ||
| Staff | (months,median,range) | |||||
| Overall | 60(1–372) | 72(1–156) | 60(1–312) | 60(1–372) | ||
| Clinical officer | 25(20–31) | --- | --- | 25(20–31) | ||
| Medical Assistants | 10(1–178) | 60(60–60) | 4(1–8) | 7(1–178) | ||
| Nurses | 28(1–312) | 43(1–144) | 48(6–312) | 36(1–312) | ||
| Assistant Environmental | ||||||
| Health Officer (AEHO) | 15(12–60) | 67(18–116) | --- | 18(12–116) | ||
| Health Surveillance | ||||||
| Assistant (HSA) | 72(1–240) | 72(12–156) | 60(2–156) | 72(1–240) | ||
| Community integration | Good (%) | In charge | 47 | 49 | 52 | 49 |
| Staff | 60 | 57 | 49 | 57 | ||
| Management training for in charge | Yes (%) | |||||
| Clinical officer | 22 | --- | 61 | 42 | ||
| Medical Assistant | 78 | 33 | --- | 66 | ||
| Nurse | 18 | 28 | --- | 21 | ||