Table 5 Adjusted difference in consultation process, diagnostic accuracy and treatment knowledge across health worker cadres, compared to Medical Officers

Medical Officer

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CHO

−0.0584^***

− 0.139^*

− 0.0222

(0.0223)

(0.0750)

(0.0426)

Nurse Officer

−0.0468^**

− 0.0914

− 0.0258

(0.0205)

(0.0721)

(0.0423)

Nurse Midwife

−0.0557^**

−0.113

− 0.0338

(0.0244)

(0.0761)

(0.0442)

CHEW

−0.0817^***

−0.183^**

− 0.0603

(0.0205)

(0.0726)

(0.0404)

JCHEW

−0.0956^***

−0.211^***

− 0.0784^*

(0.0207)

(0.0723)

(0.0412)

Env Hlth Off/Ass

−0.110^***

−0.276^***

− 0.0649

(0.0243)

(0.0783)

(0.0451)

Comm Hlth Ass

−0.0998^***

−0.239^***

− 0.120^***

(0.0229)

(0.0769)

(0.0444)

Hlth Att/AuxNurse

−0.0688^***

−0.205^***

− 0.104^**

(0.0220)

(0.0767)

(0.0426)

Dent Off/Nur/Tch

−0.115^***

−0.200^***

− 0.0413

(0.0239)

(0.0774)

(0.0495)

 Female

−0.0153^**

−0.0160

− 0.0140

(0.00670)

(0.0144)

(0.0123)

 < 8 yrs. experience

0.000986

0.00270

0.00313

(0.00139)

(0.00283)

(0.00261)

 8+ yrs. experience

−0.00185

−0.00383

−0.00288

(0.00162)

(0.00321)

(0.00296)

 Total non-ess Q

0.00939^***

0.0100^***

0.00300^***

(0.000475)

(0.00101)

(0.000802)

 Total non-ess Q²

−2.65e-05^***

−3.72e-05^***

1.52e-05^*

(4.34e-06)

(8.29e-06)

(8.78e-06)

 Constant

0.112^***

0.352^***

0.132^***

(0.0244)

(0.0763)

(0.0435)

 R-squared

0.559

0.259

0.185

 Rho

0.5157

0.5950

0.5241

 Observations

4040

4040

4040

 Number of facilities

2086

2086

2086