Local self governance in health - a study of it’s functioning in Odisha, India

Table 2 Opinion, perception and practices related to human resource management

Item	District classification						p
	Priority		Non-priority		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Did the RKS request for creation of new posts in the last year?
Yes	12	23.5	13	25.5	25	24.5	p = 0.818
No	39	76.5	38	74.5	77	75.5
Total	51	100	51	100	102	100
If yes, were all the requests approved?
Yes, all were approved	3	30	1	7.7	4	17.4	p = 0.179
Some were approved	2	20	7	53.8	9	39.1
None was approved	5	50	5	38.5	10	43.5
Total	10	100	13	100	23	100
Nature of support received from seniors in the district/block?
Very cooperative	29	74.4	48	90.6	77	83.7	p = 0.024*
Supportive of health program	4	10.3	2	3.8	6	6.5
Not concerned at all	1	2.6	3	5.7	4	4.3
Others	5	12.8	0	0	5	5.4
Total	39	100	53	100	92	100
Nature of relationship with subordinates?
Very good	26	54.2	28	50	54	51.9	p = 0.689
good	18	37.5	25	44.6	43	41.3
Bad	4	8.3	3	5.4	7	6.7
Very bad	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	48	100	56	100	104	100
Do the staff in your opinion require any kind of training?
Yes	43	82.7	50	89.3	93	86.1	p = 0.322
No	9	17.3	6	10.7	15	13.9
Total	52	100	56	100	108	100
Was any special training program requested in the last financial year plan?
Yes	8	17.8	36	66.7	44	44.4	p < 0.001**
No	37	82.2	18	33.3	55	55.6
Total	45	100	54	100	99	100
Was any special training conducted in the last financial year?
Yes	6	16.7	30	76.9	36	48	p < 0.001**
No	30	83.3	9	23.1	39	52
Total	36	100	39	100	75	100

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