Does decentralization influence efficiency of health units? A study of opinion and perception of health workers in Odisha

Table 1 Perception about influences of RKS on accountability and participation

Attributes	District Classification						P value
	Priority		Non priority		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Local accountability increased?
Very Less (Very Low)	0	0.0	2	2.9	2	1.6	p < 0.001
Less (Low)	3	5.6	5	7.4	8	6.6
Not changed (No Change)	7	13.0	29	42.6	36	29.5
Much (High)	16	29.6	21	30.9	37	30.3
Very Much (Very High)	28	51.9	11	16.2	39	32.0
Total	54	100.0	68	100.0	122	100.0
Involvement of patients in decision making improved?
Very Less (Very Low)	1	1.9	0	0.0	1	0.8	p < 0.001
Less (Low)	2	3.8	0	0.0	2	1.6
Not changed (No Change)	2	3.8	24	34.3	26	21.1
Much (High)	16	30.2	30	42.9	46	37.4
Very Much (Very High)	32	60.4	16	22.9	48	39.0
Total	53	100.0	70	100.0	123	100.0
Patient waiting time reduced?
Very Less	0	0.0	1	1.5	1	0.8	p < 0.001
Less	1	1.9	2	2.9	3	2.5
Not changed	4	7.5	21	30.9	25	20.7
Much	18	34.0	30	44.1	48	39.7
Very Much	30	56.6	14	20.6	44	36.4
Total	53	100.0	68	100.0	121	100.0
Average length of stay improved?
Very Less	1	2.0	0	0.0	1	0.9	p = 0.001
Less	2	3.9	2	3.0	4	3.4
Not changed	2	3.9	15	22.7	17	14.5
Much	18	35.3	34	51.5	52	44.4
Very Much	28	54.9	15	22.7	43	36.8
Total	51	100.0	66	100.0	117	100.0
Quality of services improved?
Very Less	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	p = 0.051
Less	1	1.9	1	1.5	2	1.7
Not changed	6	11.3	19	27.9	25	20.7
Much	20	37.7	29	42.6	49	40.5
Very Much	26	49.1	19	27.9	45	37.2
Total	53	100.0	68	100.0	121	100.0
Waste management practices improved?
Very Less	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	p = 0.004
Less	0	0.0	2	2.9	2	1.6
Not changed	3	5.7	17	24.6	20	16.4
Much	23	43.4	32	46.4	55	45.1
Very Much	27	50.9	18	26.1	45	36.9
Total	53	100.0	69	100.0	122	100.0

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