Table 3

Results from regression analyses for measures of collaborative success (magnitude, maintenance of improvement and speed of improvement)

Dependent variablesMagnitudeMaintenanceSpeed
Absolute improvement (n=133)Percentage of time maintained >80% (n=108)Months to reach 80% (n=117)Months to reach 90% (n=100)
Coefficientp ValueCoefficientp ValueCoefficientp ValueCoefficientp Value
Start value (RG≤50%)
 >50% baseline value32.430.0000.0420.5147.080.0008.600.000
Facility type (RG=hospital only)
 Hospital+health centre−8.250.0950.1270.1444.460.0456.310.043
 Health centre only2.510.6590.2680.007−3.760.1359.230.011
Region* (RG=Africa)
 Latin America−2.620.494−0.0260.7153.800.0299.960.000
 Eurasia6.650.395−0.2710.065−0.0230.9954.310.434
Topic (RG=maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health)
 HIV/AIDS/tuberculosis13.010.008−0.0050.9462.320.2826.200.046
 Other−6.110.3310.1230.2704.440.1166.520.099
Phase (RG=demonstration)
 Expansion/spread1.540.6780.0150.815−1.180.477−0.3220.895
Indicator type (RG=simple process)
 Multiple part process−3.660.397−0.0150.833−0.9650.6000.6040.818
 Outcome13.600.010−0.0140.8840.1970.937−0.9250.802
  • Coefficients and p values in bold=significant at ≤0.05.

  • * Asia region excluded from analysis because of the small size of the group.

  • RG, reference group.