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. 2016 Jul 20;11(7):e0158541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158541

Table 4. Effect of community engagement interventions on staff motivation levels (n = 234).

Matching algorithm: Nearest Neighbor (NN) Outcome indicators ++ATT (T-stat) SE Number of Intervention Number of Control
Greater Accra region Motivation factor 1 3.09(1.23)** 0.121 107 121
Motivation factor 2 1.71(-1.27)** 0.136 104 120
Motivation factor 3 3.59(3.57)** 0.070 104 120
Motivation factor 4 3.05(3.74)** 0.154 107 120
Motivation factor 5 3.25(4.89)** 0.115 107 119
Overall motivation 2.93(3.37)** 0.076 116 104
Western region Motivation factor 1 2.88(0.39)* 0.148 101 114
Motivation factor 2 1.92(-0.94)* 0.130 99 116
Motivation factor 3 3.69(2.89)* 0.095 101 117
Motivation factor 4 3.35(6.42)* 0.167 99 111
Motivation factor 5 3.23(3.05)* 0.129 100 115
Overall motivation 3.01(2.85)* 0.088 96 104

Source: WOTRO-COHEiSION Ghana Project (2014).

* Pseudo R2<1.0.

** Pseudo R2 <0.05.

++ATT (Average treatment effect on the treated). The ATT values are the propensity score matching output and they depict the impact of the treatment (SCE interventions) on each of the staff motivation markers, high values imply higher treatment effect and vice versa.

Legend: SE (Standard Error); Motivation factor 1 (Physical work environment and resource availability); Motivation factor 2 (Financial/extrinsic incentives); Motivation factor 3 (Intrinsic incentives including cordiality with clients and co-workers); Motivation factor 4 (Career prospects); Motivation factor 5 (Perceived workload and staff availability); Overall motivation (Overall score based on all five motivation factors).