Table 4 Characteristics of health care providers participating in baseline (2012) or endline (2014) surveys of the Heshima project in 13 facilities in Kenya, N = 142
From: Exploring provider perspectives on respectful maternity care in Kenya: “Work with what you have”
Characteristics | Baseline (n = 67) % (n) | End line (n = 75) % (n) | p – value |
|---|---|---|---|
Facility type | |||
Hospital | 91.0 (61) | 90.0 (63) | 0.920 |
Health center | 6.0 (4) | 5.7 (4) | |
Maternity home | 3.0 (2) | 4.3 (3) | |
Type of sector | |||
Government/council | 76.1 (51) | 77.1 (54) | 0.888 |
Private or faith based | 23.9 (16) | 22.9 (16) | |
Gender of provider | |||
Female | 82.1 (55) | 77.5 (55) | 0.500 |
Male | 17.9 (12) | 22.5 (16) | |
Current working station of provider interviewed | |||
Admission room | 1.6 (1) | 10.3 (7) | <.0001 |
Antenatal room/ward | 15.9 (10) | 17.7 (12) | |
Post-natal ward | 14.3 (9) | 16.2 (11) | |
Nursery | 0 (0) | 2.9 (2) | |
Serving in all areas | 0 (0) | 38.2 (26) | |
Labour/Maternity ward | 58.7 (37) | 14.7 (10) | |
Other | 7.9 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Background | |||
Doctor/Clinical Officer/Med Intern | 13.4 (9) | 6.7 (5) | 0.211 |
Nurse/Midwife | 86.6 (58) | 85.3 (64) | |