An evaluation of excellence in primary healthcare units after the introduction of a performance management innovation in two regional states of Ethiopia: a facility based comparative study

Table 2 Performance management practices of project and non-project supported facilities, August 2021

Variable	Category	Performance management				X²	P-value
		Project supported (N = 184)		Non-project supported (N = 180)
		N	%	N	%
Performance standard (n1 = 148 & n2 = 116)	Onsite and off-site training	89	60.1%	42	36.21%	14.89	0.001
	Orientation in staff meetings	101	68.2%	56	48.3%	10.75	0.001
	Self-study (reading guidelines)	50	33.8%	44	37.9%	0.48	0.485
	Self-study (reading posters & job aids)	45	30.4%	52	44.8%	5.82	0.016
Performance Measurement (n1 = 137 & n2 = 115)	Governance/management	98	71.5%	70	60.9%	3.19	0.074
	Drugs and therapeutics	68	49.6%	38	33.0%	7.06	0.008
	Clean and safe health facility	66	48.2%	52	45.2%	0.22	0.639
	Infection prevention	49	35.8%	34	29.6%	1.08	0.297
	Quality/performance management	51	37.2%	31	27.0%	3.00	0.083
	Medical equipment management	35	25.5%	20	17.4%	2.43	0.118
Performance improvement (n1 = 184 & n2 = 180)	Antenatal care	103	56.0%	80	44.4%	4.84	0.028
	Skilled birth attendance	102	55.4%	85	47.2%	2.45	0.117
	Family planning	98	53.3%	78	43.3%	3.59	0.058
	Postnatal care	96	52.2%	67	37.2%	8.22	0.004
	Growth monitoring	88	47.8%	58	32.2%	9.22	0.002
	Clean and safe health facility	89	48.4%	55	30.6%	12.07	0.001
	Community-based health insurance	85	46.2%	52	28.9%	11.61	0.001
	Health center-health post linkage	71	38.6%	50	27.8%	4.79	0.029
	Laboratory services	70	38.0%	40	22.2%	10.8	0.001
	Pharmacy services	68	37.0%	39	21.7%	10.24	0.001
	Health information management	13	7.1%	47	26.1%	23.97	0.001
Reporting progress	Reviewed reports	150	81.5%	115	63.9%	23.32	0.001
	Data used for performance appraisals	115	62.5%	75	41.7%	15,82	0.001
	Experiences shared through alliance for quality	104	56.5%	64	35.6%	16.09	0.001

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