Table 4.
Balance test for interaction characteristics across standardised patient interactions
|
Women |
Men |
Adjusted difference (regression estimate) | 95% CI | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | ||||
| MBBS provider | 702 | 0·56 (0·5) | 1900 | 0·40 (0·49) | −0·05 | −0·16 to 0·05 | 0·31 |
| Provider younger than 30 years of age | 702 | 0·04 (0·21) | 1900 | 0·05 (0·21) | 0·03 | −0·02 to 0·07 | 0·24 |
| Provider 30–50 years of age | 702 | 0·68 (0·47) | 1900 | 0·73 (0·44) | 0·01 | −0·07 to 0·09 | 0·85 |
| Provider more than 50 years of age | 702 | 0·27 (0·45) | 1900 | 0·22 (0·41) | −0·03 | −0·11 to 0·04 | 0·37 |
| Provider male | 702 | 0·89 (0·31) | 1892 | 0·87 (0·34) | −0·02 | −0·07 to 0·02 | 0·35 |
| Patients waiting on arrival | 702 | 2·60 (5·49) | 1900 | 2·15 (4·53) | −0·17 | −0·71 to 0·37 | 0·52 |
| Patients waiting on departure | 702 | 2·07 (4·19) | 1900 | 1·88 (3·16) | −0·09 | −0·42 to 0·24 | 0·58 |
| Provider has clinic assistant | 700 | 0·69 (0·46) | 1898 | 0·61 (0·49) | −0·02 | −0·07 to 0·04 | 0·55 |
This table reports the characteristics of providers in each of the 2602 presentations, comparing interactions completed by standardised patients who were men with those completed by women. It then reports linear differences and 95% CIs and p values for those differences. Reported differences are linear regression coefficients on the gender of the standardised patient, controlling for city and case scenario and standard errors are clustered at the individual standardised patient level.