The perceived impact of family physicians on the district health system in South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

von Pressentin, Klaus B.; Mash, Robert J.; Baldwin-Ragaven, Laurel; Botha, Roelf Petrus Gerhardus; Govender, Indiran; Steinberg, Wilhelm Johannes; Esterhuizen, Tonya M.

doi:10.1186/s12875-018-0710-0

BMC Primary Care

Table 6 Comparison of weighted means for secondary outcomes

From: The perceived impact of family physicians on the district health system in South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Domain		N	Mean (SD)	t	p-value
Rural vs. metropolitan location
Care provider	rural	29	3.39 (1.13)	0.441	0.661
Care provider	metro	23	3.24 (1.42)	0.441	0.661
Consultant	rural	29	3.31 (1.16)	0.468	0.642
Consultant	metro	23	3.15 (1.38)	0.468	0.642
Capacity builder	rural	29	2.99 (1.12)	0.286	0.776
Capacity builder	metro	23	2.90 (1.23)	0.286	0.776
Clinical trainer	rural	29	3.27 (1.19)	0.183	0.856
Clinical trainer	metro	23	3.20 (1.46)	0.183	0.856
Clinical governance leader	rural	28	3.17 (1.30)	0.365	0.717
Clinical governance leader	metro	23	3.04 (1.29)	0.365	0.717
Champion of community-orientated primary care	rural	29	3.31 (1.18)	0.289	0.774
Champion of community-orientated primary care	metro	23	3.21 (1.45)	0.289	0.774
DHS facility type
Care provider	CHC	25	3.27 (1.14)	− 0.285	0.777
Care provider	DH	27	3.37 (1.38)	− 0.285	0.777
Consultant	CHC	25	3.22 (1.12)	− 0.129	0.898
Consultant	DH	27	3.26 (1.38)	− 0.129	0.898
Capacity builder	CHC	25	2.97 (1.04)	0.096	0.924
Capacity builder	DH	27	2.94 (1.28)	0.096	0.924
Clinical trainer	CHC	25	3.26 (1.15)	0.109	0.914
Clinical trainer	DH	27	3.22 (1.45)	0.109	0.914
Clinical governance leader	CHC	24	3.26 (1.18)	0.776	0.441
Clinical governance leader	DH	27	2.98 (1.38)	0.776	0.441
Champion of community-orientated primary care	CHC	25	3.27 (1.15)	0.043	0.965
Champion of community-orientated primary care	DH	27	3.26 (1.44)	0.043	0.965
New vs. previous training model
Care provider	new	23	3.27 (1.23)	− 0.284	0.778
Care provider	previous	29	3.37 (1.30)	− 0.284	0.778
Consultant	new	23	3.11 (1.22)	− 0.650	0.519
Consultant	previous	29	3.34 (1.29)	− 0.650	0.519
Capacity builder	new	23	2.74 (1.10)	−1.208	0.233
Capacity builder	previous	29	3.13 (1.19)	−1.208	0.233
Clinical trainer	new	23	3.07 (1.27)	− 0.842	0.404
Clinical trainer	previous	29	3.37 (1.33)	− 0.842	0.404
Clinical governance leader	new	22	2.77 (1.17)	− 1.664	0.102
Clinical governance leader	previous	29	3.37 (1.33)	− 1.664	0.102
Champion of community-orientated primary care	new	23	3.08 (1.24)	− 0.914	0.365
Champion of community-orientated primary care	previous	29	3.41 (1.34)	− 0.914	0.365

*significant at p < 0.05

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