Table 3. Demographic Characteristics of Previous PBF and Non-PBF Health Workers .
| Characteristics | Total (n = 453) | Non-PBF (n = 335) | Previous PBF (n = 118) |
Test Statistic,
P Value |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 69.3% | 70.2% | 67.0% | χ2 (1) = 0.14, P = .712 |
| Female | 31.7% | 29.8% | 33.0% | |
| Education | ||||
| Primary/secondary school | 60.7% | 65.1% | 48.3% | χ2 (2) = 11.52, P = .003 |
| University/post-secondary school | 33.1% | 29.6% | 43.2% | |
| Not specified | 6.2% | 5.4% | 8.5% | |
| Cadre | ||||
| Doctor | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.7% | χ2 (2) = 1.20, P = .549 |
| Nurse | 89.8% | 90.2% | 89.0% | |
| Other clinical workers | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% | |
| Mean | Mean, SE | N, Mean, SE | ||
| Age | 40.01 | 39.41 ± 0.53 | 41.64 ± 0.87 | t = -2.19, P = .029 |
| Number of financial dependents (Total n = 437, non-PBF = 320, PBF = 117) |
8.87a | 8.69 ± 0.26a | 9.33 ± 0.38a | t = -1.29, P = .1964 |
| Years worked in current position (Total n = 444, non-PBF = 327, PBF = 117) |
8.93a | 8.68 ± 0.46a | 9.60 ± 0.87a | t = 1.05, P = .2956 |
Abbreviations: PBF, performance-based financing; SE, standard error.
aN less than total number of facilities for some variables due to missing values.