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Table 1 Socio-demographic and service related characteristics of service providers, Addis Ababa, 2013

From: Service providers’ experiences of disrespectful and abusive behavior towards women during facility based childbirth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Type of respondents’ health facility

 Hospital

34 (59.6)

 Health center

24 (40.4)

 Total (N)

57 (100.0)

Sex

 Male

20 (35.1)

 Female

37 (64.9)

 Total (N)

57 (100.0)

Age in years (n = 49)

 29 years and below

41 (83.7)

 30 years and above

8 (16.3)

 Total (n)

49 (100.0)

 Mean ± SD = 27.25 ± 5.45 years

 

Current Profession

 Clinical Nurse

13 (22.8)

 Midwife

25 (43.9)

 Medical Doctor

16 (28.1)

 Health Officer

2 (3.5)

 Gynecologist/Obstetrician

1 (1.8)

 Total (N)

57 (100.0)

Service year with the current profession (in years)

  ≤ 5

44 (77.2)

 6–10

6 (10.5)

  ≥ 11

7 (12.3)

 Total (N)

57 (100.0)

 Median ± IQR = 3 ± 3

 

Estimated service hours per day in MCH settings (n = 54)

  < 9 h

39 (22.5)

 9–12 h

81 (46.8)

  > 12 h

53 (30.6)

 Total (n)

54 (100.0)

 Mean ± SD = 9.64 ± 2.44 h

 

Estimated number of deliveries service providers attend per day (n = 32)

  ≤ 3

17 (53.1)

  ≥ 4

15 (46.9)

 Total (n)

32 (100.0)

 Mean ± SD = 3.56 ± 2.0