Mitigating disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Tanzania: an exploratory study of the effects of two facility-based interventions in a large public hospital

Table 5 Provider job satisfaction (Baseline N = 50; Evaluation N = 55*)

	Question: "To what extent do you agree that the following are present in your current job?"	Time period	% Strongly agree	% Somewhat agree	% Somewhat disagree	% Strongly disagree
Autonomy	Health professionals control their own practice	Baseline	40.5	40.5	10.8	8.1
	Health professionals control their own practice	Evaluation	72.7	27.3	0.0	0.0
	There is freedom to make important patient care and work decisions	Baseline	27.8	38.9	30.6	2.8
		Evaluation	72.7	25.5	1.8	0.0
Supervision	A manager who provides supportive supervision and mentorship	Baseline	11.1	52.8	22.2	13.9
		Evaluation	72.7	23.6	0.0	3.6
	A manager who backs up the staff in decision-making and conflict resolution even if the conflict is within cadre, below or with a more qualified member of staff	Baseline	17.1	61.0	12.2	9.8
		Evaluation	74.5	21.8	1.8	1.8
	Adequate clinical supervision	Baseline	28.6	57.1	11.4	2.9
	Adequate clinical supervision	Evaluation	74.5	18.2	3.6	3.6
	Hospital/clinic managers support and value health workers	Baseline	21.1	42.1	26.3	10.5
	Hospital/clinic managers support and value health workers	Evaluation	35.2	51.9	3.7	9.3
Teamwork	Doctors, nurses, and other health workers have good working relationships	Baseline	36.8	57.9	5.3	0.0
		Evaluation	67.3	25.5	5.5	1.8
	A lot of teamwork between different cadres of health providers	Baseline	35.1	48.6	13.5	2.7
		Evaluation	78.2	18.2	1.8	1.8

*The number of employed providers at the study facility increased between the baseline assessment and evaluation, accounting for the increased sample size at the time of evaluation

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