Table 1.

Characteristics of R3M providers compared with non-R3M providers, by variables used in balancing the sample and obtaining propensity scores, Ghana 2011–2012

Variables	R3M facilities		Non-R3M facilities
	N	% dist	N	% dist
Demographic distribution, by facility in which they work
Provider works in urban or rural setting					***
Urban	171	86.8	189	72.7
Rural	26	13.2	71	27.3
Total	197	100.0	260	100.0
Ownership of facility in which provider works					***
Public	173	87.8	192	73.9
Private	24	12.2	68	26.2
Total	197	100.0	260	100.0
Level of facility where provider works					*
Primary	74	37.6	128	49.2
Secondary/tertiary	123	62.4	132	50.8
Total	197	100.0	260	100.0
Demographic distribution, by provider's own characteristics
Professional experience
Below 15 years	110	55.8	135	51.9
15 years or more	87	44.2	125	48.1
Total	197	100.0	260	100.0
Provider type					†
Doctors (including Ob/Gyns)	59	30.0	57	21.9
Non-doctors (including midwives)	138	70.1	203	78.1
Total	197	100.0	260	100.0

Notes: All data are unweighted. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding. Missing values were dropped using listwise deletion. Chi-square tests were used to assess significance. All estimates for this sample are from information that was current at the time of the survey. Total N = 457.

***P < 0.001, *P < 0.05, †P < 0.1.