Table 3.

Baseline mortality versus mortality when different health workers are on strike in all facilities

Health Worker on strike	Mean baseline (non-strike mortality) out-patient across all facilities	Strike period out- patient mortality mean deaths (95% CI)	Mean baseline (non-strike mortality) in patient across all facilities	Strike period in- patient mortality mean deaths (95% CI)	p-valuea
Doctors	15.1 (8.43, 21.8)	6.32 (2.02, 10.6)	45.3 (35.3, 55.3)	19.4 (9.59, 29.2)	0.11
Nurses		12.1 (2.24, 22.0)		40.6 (26.0, 55.1)	0.03
Clinical Officers		8.20 (−8.17, 24.6)		44.8 (17.6, 72.1)	0.13
Combined time of all cadres on strike		9.66 (3.76, 15.6)		32.2 (22.5, 41.8)	0.007

^a significant differences between in and out patient mortality based on cadre on strike