Table 2

Comparison of outcomes across strike periods by clinical unit

	Deaths								Admissions
	One-way ANOVA			Tukey HSD		Effect size (95 CI)	One-way ANOVA			Tukey HSD		Effect size (95 CI)
	F statistic	P values		Q stat	P values		F statistic	P values		Q stat	P values
	(F crit 3.68)	P values		(Q crit 3.67)	P values		(F crit 3.68)	P values		(Q crit 3.67)	P values
			Prestrike vs strike	6.8	<0.01	2.7 (1.1 to 4.0)			Prestrike vs strike	7.42	<0.01	3.0 (1.3 to 4.3)
Sick newborn nursery	11.8	0.0008	Prestrike vs poststrike	0.78	NS	–	14.3	0.003	Prestrike vs poststrike	2.80	NS	–
			Strike vs poststrike	3.9	<0.05	1.3(−0.8 to 2.8)			Strike vs poststrike	2.47	NS	–
			Prestrike vs strike	8.2	<0.01	3.3 (1.5 to 4.7)			Prestrike vs strike	0.30	NS	–
Paediatric medical	17.7	0.0001	Prestrike vs poststrike	0.47	0.9	–	0.91	0.4	Prestrike vs poststrike	1.79	NS	–
			Strike vs poststrike	5.9	<0.01	2.0(−0.3 to 3.6)			Strike vs poststrike	1.78	NS	–
			Prestrike vs strike	111.8	<0.01	5.1 (2.8 to 6.8)			Prestrike vs strike	3.02	NS	–
Paediatric surgical	35.4	<0.00001	Prestrike vs poststrike	0.99	0.75	–	3.48	0.6	Prestrike vs poststrike	2.73	NS	–
			Strike vs poststrike	7.0	<0.01	2.8 (0.14 to 4.4)			Strike vs poststrike	0.40	NS	–
			Prestrike vs strike	3.4	0.07	–			Prestrike vs strike	2.84	NS	–
Obstetrics*	3.9	0.04	Prestrike vs poststrike	2.6	0.19	–	2.04	0.2	Prestrike vs poststrike	1.07	NS	–
Obstetrics*			Strike vs poststrike	0	0.9	–			Strike vs poststrike	1.38	NS	–

*Obstetrics admissions: F crit 5.1, Q crit 4.3.
†Calculations for February, the month in which Kijabe Nurses were on strike for 1 week, were done with and without that week and there were no significant changes.
ANOVA, analysis of variance; HSD, honest significant difference, NS, not significant