Table 3 Factors influencing cataract surgery productivity in 2010
From: Cataract surgery in Southern Ethiopia: distribution, rates and determinants of service provision
Factor | Surgeons N = 17 | Mean surgery | (SD) | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic | ||||||
Age in years | ||||||
< 35 | 9 | 236.4 | (263.9) | 0.1 | ||
≥ 35 | 8 | 527.9 | (420.0) | |||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 6 | 197.5 | (235.3) | 0.2 | ||
Male | 11 | 469.6 | (398.4) | |||
Training duration (years) | ||||||
≤ 3 | 11 | 205.3 | (259.2) | |||
4 | 6 | 682.2 | (345.5) | 0.009 | ||
Number of surgeries during training | ||||||
< 80 | 7 | 115.6 | (212.7) | 0.02‡ | ||
80 – 100 | 4 | 478.3 | (479.5) | |||
>100 | 6 | 604.8 | (268.2) | |||
Years worked as a surgeon | ||||||
< 2 | 5 | 170.8 | (255.6) | 0.04‡ | ||
2 - 4 | 8 | 257 | (249.1) | |||
4 - 6 | 1 | 562 | (0) | |||
> 6 | 3 | 958 | (203.3) | |||
Eye unit type | ||||||
Government eye unit | 14 | 251.1 | (257.4) | 0.01 | ||
Private/ NGO | 3 | 945.0 | (224.6) | |||
Working location | ||||||
Rural | 4 | 42.8 | (51.2) | 0.02 | ||
Urban | 13 | 475.4 | (361.8) | |||
Cataract sets | ||||||
≤ 3 | 5 | 356.4 | (411.4) | 0.8 | ||
≥ 4 | 12 | 380.8 | (365.9) | |||
Operating microscope | ||||||
1 | 7 | 270.3 | (368.0) | 0.2 | ||
>1 | 10 | 445.9 | (367.0) | |||
Nursing staff | ||||||
≤ 3 | 6 | 229.4 | (385.1) | 0.1 | ||
≥ 4 | 11 | 452.4 | (348.8) | |||
Project manager | ||||||
No | 5 | 75 | (84.6) | 0.03 | ||
Yes | 12 | 492 | (368.2) | |||
Performing outreach | ||||||
No | 12 | 267.9 | (356.4) | 0.04 | ||
Yes | 5 | 627.2 | (273.5) | |||
Community based screening | ||||||
No | 15 | 301.1 | (314.5) | 0.05 | ||
Yes | 2 | 917.5 | (310.4) | |||
Satisfied by the work environment | ||||||
No | 7 | 159.6 | (204.1) | 0.03 | ||
Yes | 10 | 523.4 | (388.3) | |||
Supervision (NPCS only) | ||||||
No | 4 | 75 | (89.1) | 0.2 | ||
Yes | 7 | 279.7 | (299.4) | |||
Working with ophthalmologist (NPCS only) | ||||||
No | 5 | 36.4 | (47.7) | 0.07 | ||
Yes | 6 | 346.0 | (283.5) | |||
- *All tests are executed using Wilcoxon rank-sum test except specified. ‡ Kruskal-Wallis rank test.
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Rural units in this study are district level secondary eye units.