Table 3. Activities of district health managers and mean time use, in minutes and percentage.
| Activity | mean time [min] (95% CI) a | Percentage of total time use |
|---|---|---|
| Managing and monitoring service provision | 162 (121–203) | 31.2% |
| Planning & organizing | 19 (14–24) | 3.7% |
| Monitoring | 51 (40–61) | 9.8% |
| Data management | 86 (51–122) | 16.6% |
| Project reports | 3 (1–6) | 0.6% |
| Community visits | 1 (0–1) | 0.2% |
| Research | 3 (1–4) | 0.6% |
| Human resource activities | 81 (54–108) | 15.6% |
| HR Management | 7 (0–13) | 1.3% |
| Supervision | 34 (20–49) | 6.6% |
| Training | 37 (20–53) | 7.1% |
| Staff durbars | 3 (2–4) | 0.6% |
| Material resources | 28 (3–52) | 5.4% |
| Buildings & equipment | 1 (0–2) | 0.2% |
| Drugs & supplies | 26 (2–50) | 5.0% |
| Financial management | 45 (3–87) | 8.7% |
| General management activities | 132 (100–165) | 25.4% |
| Meetings & visitors | 44 (35–52) | 8.5% |
| Workshops | 64 (47–82) | 12.3% |
| Administration | 18 (6–30) | 3.5% |
| Self-study | 6 (1–11) | 1.2% |
| Clinical activities | 5 (1–10) | 1.0% |
| Travelling | 50 (43–57) | 9.6% |
| Non-productive activities | 15 (10–20) | 2.9% |
| Other activities | 1 (0–1) | 0.2% |
areported as between-subject CIs