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Table 3 Baseline mortality versus mortality when different health workers are on strike in all facilities

From: The impact of the nurses’, doctors’ and clinical officer strikes on mortality in four health facilities in Kenya

Health Worker on strike

Mean baseline (non-strike mortality) out-patient across all facilities

Strike period out- patient mortality

mean deaths (95% CI)

Mean baseline (non-strike mortality) in patient across all facilities

Strike period in- patient mortality

mean deaths (95% CI)

p-valuea

Doctors

15.1 (8.43, 21.8)

6.32 (2.02, 10.6)

45.3 (35.3, 55.3)

19.4 (9.59, 29.2)

0.11

Nurses

12.1 (2.24, 22.0)

40.6 (26.0, 55.1)

0.03

Clinical Officers

8.20 (−8.17, 24.6)

44.8 (17.6, 72.1)

0.13

Combined time of all cadres on strike

9.66 (3.76, 15.6)

32.2 (22.5, 41.8)

0.007

  1. a significant differences between in and out patient mortality based on cadre on strike