Health facility committees and facility management - exploring the nature and depth of their roles in Coast Province, Kenya

Table 3 Summary of the Results of the Card Exercise (n = 23 discussions¹)

Scenario	Respondent	Make Final Decision	Be Consulted	No Role to play	Not decided
Employing casual staff	HFC	12	0	0	-
	HW	11	0	0	-
How to spend user fees	HFC	11	1	0	-
	HW	11	0	0	-
How to spend DFF	HFC	7	5	0	-
	HW	10	0	0	1
Replacement of the health worker managing the facility	HFC	0	5	7	-
	HW	0	4	7	-
Disciplining health workers	HFC	1	9	2	-
	HW	1	10	0	-
Increasing user fee charges	HFC	4	2	5	1
	HW	5	2	4	-

Source: In-depth interviews with HFC members and health workers
¹ at one dispensary the card exercise was not performed with the health worker due to lack of time
HFC = Health facility committee; HW = Health worker in charge of facility; DFF = Direct Facility Funds

ISSN: 1472-6963