Creating spaces for dialogue: a cluster-randomized evaluation of CARE’s Community Score Card on health governance outcomes

Table 7 Satisfaction with services as predicted by governance-related measures (subpopulation analysis^b)

Independent variable	Parameter estimate	Confidence Interval	t	p
Trust in health workers	0.32	0.18–0.47	4.51	<.001
Power sharing	0.01	−0.02 - 0.04	0.64	.528
Mutual responsibility	0.15	−0.02 - 0.32	1.76	.087
Negotiated spaces participation	−0.03	−0.09 - 0.02	−1.26	.216
Joint monitoring and transparency	−0.08	−0.18 - 0.03	−1.52	.138
Equity and quality	−0.15	−0.25 - -0.05	−3.09	.004
Collective efficacy	0.14	0.03–0.25	2.62	.013
Outcomes of collective action (direct)	−0.14	−0.25 - -0.04	−2.77	.009
Perceived health outcomes of collective action	−0.10	−0.19 - -0.01	−2.20	.035
Is the HAC an effective bridge between the health facility and community?	0.24	−0.12 - 0.60	1.35	.185
Is there a Community Action Group or Safe Motherhood Committee?	−0.10	−0.20 - -0.00	−2.06	.047
Does the Community Action Group or Safe Motherhood Committee provide maternal and newborn health support?	0.10	−0.24 - 0.44	0.60	.554
Community help	0.01	−0.03 - 0.06	0.53	.603

^aEstimates were obtained from separate models for each outcome. All models contained the following covariates: religion, ethnicity, current marital status, literacy, number of lifetime live births, wealth index, and nearest health facility providing delivery services
^bAmong those women in the intervention areas who reported a meeting in their community

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