Topic areas covered in the interview and observation tools were: - General information: on the type of facility, caseloads, procedures and other materials related to infection control, such as registers, posters, documents or charts with summary information on infections.
It also aimed to quantify any variation noted and to establish whether this was associated with specific characteristics of the respondents such as job title, type of centre and caseload.
Finally, bivariate and multivariate linear regression models were used to assess the relationship between providers' PAC knowledge and skills and characteristics of the health facility (type of facility and PAC caseload) and the provider (cadre, years of experience providing EmONC, training on MVA, and confidence in performing the procedure).
In an ordinary outpatient clinic with an unselected patient population it is difficult to obtain information about the reason for dropout, an exact overview of the number of eligible patients, therapist competence and caseload, type of intervention and other potential relevant factors.
This difference could reflect a greater clinical autonomy in the private sector where practitioners have more control of their caseload and type of work, being limited only by their business model.
The sample size was small, yet covered a wide range of practice types with a variety of caseloads in terms of both type and quantity of procedures, so the power for some comparisons was quite low.
In a similar model in which treatment centre caseload was substituted for type of main treatment centre, those with fewer than two study patients per year had a significantly lower survival rate.
This study aimed to explore midwifery students׳ views and experiences of caseload midwifery and their work intentions in relation to the caseload model following graduation.
The division of caseload between levels may need some adjustment in particular countries.
Twenty caseload midwives commented on aspects of caseload midwifery that they found to be negative for them personally (Table 8).
