Research Article

Qualification of Staff, Organization of Services, and Management of Pregnant Women in Rural Settings: The Case of Diema and Kayes Districts (Mali)

Table 2

Summary of variations in the environment and in work organization under MCPs.

Technical and organization aspectsRelational and interpersonal aspects

Work organizationLevel of technologyStaff skillsStaffing levelsCompetitive environmentRelations with the DHCRelations with patients

Intentional variationsCloser involvement in patient managementPlans to raise the level of technologySupplementary training in obstetricsSupport for traineesIndividual or collective benchmarkingMaintainedAcquisition of their population’s confidence

Unintentional variationsEquipment (operating suites, ultrasound) provided by the ASACOs with expatriate supportAttractive to trainees Midwives and obstetric nurses in centres with MCPsCompetition that stimulates performancePatients’ preference for more qualified staff