Table 5 Membership and characteristics of leadership hubs, 2008–2012

Average number of years hubs in each country that were operational during programme

3.9

4.0

4.1

3.3

3.8

Number of hubs operational at follow-up

3/3

3/3

3/3

2/3

11/12

Total number of hub members over hub lifespan

28

58

33

48

167

Average number of members per hub (n = total number of hub members from all hubs in country)

 At baseline

7.0 (n = 21)

13.7 (n = 41)

7.0 (n = 21)

9.0 (n = 27)

9.1 (n = 110)

 At follow-up^d

5.3 (n = 16)

9.7 (n = 29)

6.7 (n = 20)

13.5 (n = 27)^a

8.4 (n = 92)^a

Percentage of hub members at follow-up actively participating in hub activities

100 %

69.0 %

95.0 %

66.7 %

79.3 %

Composition of hub members actively participating in hub activities at follow-up^b

 Nurses

12 (75.0 %)

17 (85.0 %)

7 (36.8 %)

7 (38.9 %)

43 (58.9 %)

 Decision-makers

0 (0.0 %)

10 (50.0 %)

7 (36.8 %)

6 (33.3 %)

23 (31.5 %)

 Researchers

3 (18.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

5 (26.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

8 (11.0 %)

 Community representatives

1 (6.3 %)

3 (15.0 %)

6 (31.6 %)

4 (22.2 %)

14 (19.2 %)

Leadership hub turnover rate^c

 2008–2009^d

0.0 %

27.3 %

8.0 %

9.4 %

13.5 %

 2010

34.1 %

2.8 %

10.9 %

10.8 %

12.4 %

 2011

0.0 %

24.6 %

0.0 %

6.3 %

10.0 %

 2012^d,e

27.0 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

5.0 %

 Average over hub lifespan 95 % confidence interval

15.3 ± 15.2 %

13.7 ± 12.1 %

4.7 ± 4.7 %

6.6 ± 4.1 %

10.2 ± 3.2 %

Percentage of hub members at follow-up that were in the hub for its total duration

81.3 % (13/16)

65.5 % (19/29)

65.0 % (13/20)

77.8 % (21/27)

71.7 % (66/92)

Number of sampled intervention institutions with hub member representatives engaged in the hub evaluation projects

4

8

2

3

17

Percentage of hub members over hub lifespan from

 Sampled institutions

57.1 % (16/28)

19.0 % (11/58)

24.2 % (8/33)

27.1 % (13/48)

28.7 % (48/167)

 Non-sampled institutions

39.3 % (11/28)

56.9 % (33/58)

51.5 % (17/33)

43.8 % (21/48)

49.1 % (82/167)

 Other workplaces or community

3.6 % (1/28)

24.1 % (14/58)

24.2 % (8/33)

29.2 % (14/48)

22.2 % (37/167)

Percentage of sampled intervention institutions with hub members representation during the hub lifespan

 National or provincial hospitals

100 % (3/3)

100 % (1/1)

100 % (1/1)

50 % (1/2)

85.7 % (6/7)

 District or parish hospitals

100 % (1/1)

66.7 % (2/3)

33.3 % (1/3)

0 % (0/1)

50.0 % (4/8)

 Health centres

0 % (0/13)

50.0 % (6/12)

0.0 % (0/12)

58.3 % (7/12)

26.5 % (13/49)

 Average for all institutions

23.5 % (4/17)

56.3 % (9/16)

12.5 % (2/16)

53.3 % (8/15)

35.9 % (23/64)

Range and average number of hub members per intervention institution during the hub lifespan

Range 0–9

Range 0–2

Range 0–5

Range 0–4

Range 0–9

Average 0.9

Average 0.7

Average 0.5

Average 0.9

Average 0.8

Range and average number of distinct workplaces represented by hub members in each hub during hub lifespan

Range 2–5

Range 8–11

Range 3–7

Range 8–15

Range 2–15

Average 3.3

Average 9.7

Average 4.7

Average 11.7

Average 7.4

Number of hub meetings per country, 2008–2012

30

39

25

36

130