Table 2 Characteristics of the districts in reference to the technical assistants, implementers and outputs.

Technical assistance

   Number of TAs posted between 2004-2008

Details of changes and TA background

   TA1

Education background, district based, 2005-2007

Health background, district based 2005-2008

Health background, district based 2005-2006,

Education background, district based 2005-2008

   TA2

Education background, district based 2007-2008

N/A

Education background, based in Mwanza, 2006-2007

N/A

   TA3

N/A

N/A

Community development background, district based, 2007-2008

N/A

Implementers

   Number of DTS health originally trained

6

6

6

6

   Turnover

0

1

2

0

   Replacements trained

N/A

1

0

N/A

   Number of DTS education originally trained

14

10

9

10

   Turnover

4

1

1

3

   Replacements trained

0

1

4

3

Training outputs (proportion of target %)

   Number of teachers

540 (77%)

477 (97%)

318 (100%)

390 (88%)

   Number of health workers

125 (80%)

124 (77%)

90 (81%)

95 (89%)