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Table 1 Demographic data for district managers

From: Postings and transfers in the Ghanaian health system: a study of health workforce governance

District managers

District A

District B

Total

% of all respondents

(n = 4)

(n = 4)

(n = 8)

(100%)

Mean age in years

42.5 (SD = 9.11)

40.7 (SD = 9.25)

-

-

Mean years in post

2.33 (SD = 0.29)

4.45 (SD = 1.89)

-

-

Mean years in GHS

16.92 (SD = 8.80)

17.7 (SD = 9.49)

-

-

Sex

 Male

1

1

2

25%

 Female

3

3

6

75%

Professional classification

 Medical doctor

-

1

1

12.5%

 Physician Assistant

-

-

-

-

 Midwife

-

-

-

-

 Public Health Nurse

1

1

2

25%

 Disease control officer

-

1

-

-

 Nutrition officer

1

-

1

12.5%

 Health information officer

-

-

-

-

 Pharmacist

1

-

1

12.5%

 Administrator

1

1

2

25%

 Accountant

-

-

-

-

 Other

-

-

-

-