Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the demographic characteristics and adequacy of supervision, job satisfaction and intention to leave ratings from Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique.
| Variable | Malawi | Tanzania | Mozambique |
| N = 540 | N = 541 | N = 480 | |
| M/N SD/(%) | M/N SD/(%) | M/N SD/(%) | |
| Age | 34.3 (10.5) | 39.76 (9.12) | 32.07 (7.86) |
| Female | 350 (64.8%) | 406 (75%) | 391 (81.5%) |
| Supervision Method | |||
| Formal | 188 (34.8%) | 287 (53%) | 309 (64.4%) |
| Available on request | 38 (7%) | 26 (4.8%) | 16 (3.3%) |
| Negative feedback only | 116 (21.5%) | 112 (20.7%) | 86 (17.9%) |
| No Supervision | 155 (28.7%) | 116 (21.4%) | 46 (9.6%) |
| Other | 20 (3.7%) | 23 (4.8%) | |
| Job Satisfaction | 17.22 (3.52) | 16.79 (3.74) | 18.17 (3.24) |
| Intention to leave | 8.62 (2.94) | 8.52 (2.6) | 7.8 (2.49) |
| Cadre | |||
| Enrolled Nurses | 344 (63.7%) | 195 (36%) | |
| Registered Nurses | 47 (8.7%) | 129 (23.8%) | 295 (61.5%) |
| Medical attendants/Medical assistants* & Clinical officers | 140 (25.9%) | 211 (39%) | 85 (17.7%) |
| Doctors | 9 (1.7%) | 6 (1.1%) | |
| Nurse Midwives | 86 (17.9%) | ||
| Other | 14 (2.9%) | ||
*
In Mozambique this cadre includes those who classified themselves as ‘Agent Medicine’, ‘Medical Technician’, & ‘Surgical Technician’.