Table 1 List of variables and their measurements
Variables | Measurement |
|---|---|
Outcome indicators | |
Knowledge of directives regarding exemptions for indigents | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Application of indigent exemptions in facility (recoded) Note: Question was recoded to 0 if response to filter question “knowledge of directive for indigents” was “no” | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Knowledge of directive regarding delivery exemptions for indigents | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Application of delivery exemptions for indigents (recoded) Note: Question was recoded to 0 if response to filter question “knowledge of delivery exemption directive” was “no” | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Individual characteristics | |
Sex of health worker | 0 = Male; 1 = Female |
Age of health worker Note: Variable was centred for regression models | Continuous |
Education of health worker (ordinal) | 0 = No formal education or primary 1 = Junior high school 2 = Senior high school 3 = Higher education |
Health worker type | 1 = Nurse (IDE, IB, nursing assistant) or medical doctor 2 = Midwife (midwife/birth attendant/assistant midwife (AA, AB)) 3 = Mobile health worker (AIS) |
Head of health facility | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Years worked at facility Note: Variable was centred for regression models | Continuous |
Days of absence in past 30 days Note: Variable was centred for regression models | Continuous (0–30) |
Performance feedback received during past 12 months Note: 453 cases imputed due to missing values | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Training in emergency obstetric and neonatal care | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Training – pro-poor targeting | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Training – user fee exemption | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Training – health insurance | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Training – facility (financial) management | 0 = No; 1 = Yes |
Influence on decisions in facility (perception) | Scale: 0 = lowest to 10 = highest level |
Control over facility (perception) | Scale: 0 = lowest to 10 = highest level |
Facility-level variables | |
Urban/rural | 0 = Rural 1 = Urban |
Health facility level | 1 = Primary 2 = Secondary 3 = Private |
Number of clinical staff at facility | Continuous |
District-level variables | |
Indigent household share in district (20th percentile of asset index) Note: household-level variables aggregated on district level | Continuous (0–1) |
Secondary outcome indicator | |
Preference for selection of x% of the population to be fully exempted | Categorical variable (1%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 25%) |