Table 4. Percentage time use across different types of district health managerial cadres by type of activity.
| Activity | DDHS | PHN | DCO | HIO | NO | ADM | ACC | SO | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning & organizing | 2.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 8.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.003* |
| Monitoring | 6.2% | 11.2% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 4.7% | 12.3% | 0.005* |
| Data management | 4.2% | 29.1% | 28.6% | 28.3% | 21.7% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | < 0.001** |
| HR Management | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 13.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | < 0.001** |
| Supervision | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 7.9% | 1.4% | 7.2% | 0.061 |
| Training of staff | 7.4% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 6.4% | 22.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.5% | < 0.001** |
| Drug & supply management | 0.7% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 46.8% | < 0.001** |
| Financial management | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 47.0% | 0.1% | < 0.001** |
| Meetings & visitors | 15.6% | 10.0% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 5.8% | 10.6% | 8.7% | 4.6% | < 0.001** |
| Attending workshops | 23.2% | 11.3% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 11.7% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 0.002* |
| Administration | 14.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 16.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% | < 0.001** |
| Clinical activities | 3.5% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.493 |
| Travelling | 10.9% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 13.1% | < 0.001** |
| Non-productive activities | 1.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 0.076 |
aKruskal-Wallis test;
*P < 0.01;
**P < 0.001.
DDHS: District Directors of Health Services; PHN: Public Health Nurses; DCO: Disease Control Officers; HIO: Health Information Officers;
NO: Nutrition Officers; ADM: Health Services Administrators; ACC: Accountants; SO: Supply Officers