Table 2.
Univariate descriptive statistics
| Mean / % | SD | N / n | min | max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome indicators | |||||
| Knowledge of indigent exemptions | 7.09 | 0.2568 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Application of indigent exemptions (recoded) | 5.03 | 0.2187 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Knowledge of delivery exemptions | 25.86 | 0.4380 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Application of delivery exemptions (recoded) | 23.26 | 0.4227 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Individual characteristics | |||||
| Sex | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| Male | 50.19% | 0.5002 | 658 | 0 | 1 |
| Female | 49.81% | 0.5002 | 653 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | 34.6 | 5.3925 | 1311 | 20 | 57 |
| Education | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| No education or primary | 2.75% | 0.1635 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior high school | 29.82% | 0.4577 | 391 | 0 | 1 |
| Senior high school | 58.73% | 0.4925 | 770 | 0 | 1 |
| Higher education | 8.70% | 0.2819 | 114 | 0 | 1 |
| Health worker type | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| Nurse (IDE, IB, nursing assistant) or medical doctor | 42.49% | 0.4945 | 557 | 0 | 1 |
| Midwife (midwife/birth attendant/assistant midwife (AA, AB)) | 35.70% | 0.4793 | 468 | 0 | 1 |
| Mobile health worker (AIS) | 21.82% | 0.4132 | 286 | 0 | 1 |
| Head of health facility | 28.38% | 0.4510 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Years worked at facility | 3.0 | 2.5925 | 1311 | 0 | 24 |
| Absence in past 30 days | 3.2 | 5.5600 | 1311 | 0 | 30 |
| Performance feedback received during past 12 months | 68.96% | 0.4629 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Training – emergency obstetric and neonatal care | 5.57% | 0.2294 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Training – facility (financial) management | 1.68% | 0.1285 | 1311 | 0 | 1 |
| Influence on decisions (scale from 0 = lowest to 10 = highest) | 5.9 | 3.0557 | 1311 | 0 | 10 |
| Control over facility (scale from 0 = lowest to 10 = highest) | 6.8 | 2.9283 | 1311 | 0 | 10 |
| Facility-level variables | |||||
| Environment | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| Rural | 76.74% | 0.4227 | 1006 | 0 | 1 |
| Urban | 23.26% | 0.4227 | 234 | 0 | 1 |
| Type of healthcare facility | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| Primary | 87.80% | 0.3275 | 1151 | 0 | 1 |
| Secondary | 10.22% | 0.3030 | 134 | 0 | 1 |
| Private/other | 1.98% | 0.1395 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of clinical staff | 3.7 | 2.2537 | 1311 | 1 | 12 |
| District-level variables | |||||
| Share of indigents in district (district-level variable) | 22.03% | 0.1196 | 24 | 0 | 0.6 |
| District | 100.00% | 1311 | |||
| Boromo | 1.60% | 0.1256 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Nouna | 8.62% | 0.2808 | 113 | 0 | 1 |
| Solenzo | 7.09% | 0.2568 | 93 | 0 | 1 |
| Toma | 2.67% | 0.1613 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| Manga | 2.14% | 0.1446 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| Ouargaye | 2.59% | 0.1590 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Tenkodogo | 2.59% | 0.1590 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Zabre | 0.76% | 0.0870 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Barsalgho | 1.30% | 0.1132 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaya | 12.20% | 0.3275 | 160 | 0 | 1 |
| Kongoussi | 6.03% | 0.2381 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| Ziniare | 3.81% | 0.1916 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| Doudougou | 10.07% | 0.3010 | 132 | 0 | 1 |
| Nanoro | 1.37% | 0.1164 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Reo | 3.28% | 0.1782 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| Sapouy | 3.97% | 0.1952 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Bousse | 3.05% | 0.1721 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| Gourcy | 6.18% | 0.2409 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| Ouahigouya | 13.42% | 0.3410 | 176 | 0 | 1 |
| Yako | 3.20% | 0.1762 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Batie | 1.07% | 0.1028 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Dano | 0.84% | 0.0913 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Diebougou | 1.91% | 0.1368 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaoua | 0.23% | 0.0478 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Secondary outcome indicator | |||||
| Preference for selection of % of the population to be fully exempted | 100,00% | 1445 | |||
| 1% | 5.81% | 0.2341 | 84 | 0 | 1 |
| 5% | 24.08% | 0.4277 | 348 | 0 | 1 |
| 10% | 33.08% | 0.4707 | 478 | 0 | 1 |
| 20% | 16.54% | 0.3717 | 239 | 0 | 1 |
| 25% | 20.48% | 0.4037 | 296 | 0 | 1 |