Frontline Health Worker Autonomy in Honduras: 600+ Matched Samples
by Zarychta, Alan / Harvard Dataverse·Updated 3mo ago
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Description
Survey responses from over 600 frontline health workers in Honduras collected by Alan Zarychta to analyze health sector decentralization. It utilizes a matched sample design to compare facility-level autonomy across different governance models, including municipal governments, associations, and NGOs.
Use Cases
Analyzing the impact of municipal vs. NGO leadership on human resources autonomy scores
Comparing reported decision-making power in service delivery across different staff types
Evaluating the correlation between facility resources and financial autonomy levels
Strengths
Includes over 600 individual health worker records
Utilizes a matched sample design for comparative analysis
Covers four distinct functional areas of decision autonomy
Limitations
Limited to the geographic context of Honduras
Relies on self-reported autonomy which may introduce subjective bias
Specific to the health sector, limiting generalizability to other decentralized services
Provenance
Source
Alan Zarychta, Harvard Dataverse
Collection Method
survey
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-11 according to source metadata.
Geography
Honduras
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