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Table 4 Characteristics of Providers included in the Respectful Maternity Care Study Sample—Kigoma Region, Tanzania, April–July 2016 (n = 249)

From: Patient and provider determinants for receipt of three dimensions of respectful maternity care in Kigoma Region, Tanzania-April-July, 2016

 

Providers, n (%)

95% CI

Age in years

 20 to 29

102 (41.0)

34.8−47.1

 30 to 39

37 (14.9)

10.4−19.3

 40 to 49

56 (22.5)

17.3−27.7

 50 or older

54 (21.7)

16.5−26.8

Sex

 Female

161 (64.7)

58.7−70.6

 Male

88 (35.3)

29.4−41.3

Highest education completed

 Primary

12 (4.8)

2.1−7.5

 Secondary

71 (28.5)

22.9−34.2

 College/university

166 (66.7)

60.8−72.6

Cadre

 Clinician

34 (13.7)

9.4−17.9

 Nurse/midwife

152 (61.0)

54.9−67.1

 Other staff

63 (25.3)

19.9−30.7

Years in cadre

 Mean (SD)

10.3 (9.4)

9.2−11.5

Years at the facility

 Mean (SD)

7.5 (9.6)

6.3−8.7

Facility type

 Hospital

59 (23.7)

18.4−29.0

 Health center

135 (54.2)

48.0−60.4

 Dispensary

55 (22.1)

16.9−27.3

Work hours per week

 Mean (SD)

54.8 (14.6)

53.0−56.6

Number of deliveries attended in last month

 1 to 10

159 (63.9)

57.7−69.6

 11 to 20

56 (22.5)

17.7−28.1

 21 to 30

10 (4.0)

2.2−7.3

 More than 30

11 (4.4)

2.5−7.8

 Don’t know

13 (5.2)

3.0−8.8

Delivery ever-training summative index, possible range 0 to 25

 Mean (SD)

17.7 (5.02)

17.1−18.3

Delivery pre-service summative index, possible range 0 to 25

 Mean (SD)

15.6 (7.1)

14.7−16.4

Delivery in-service summative index, possible range 0 to 25

 Mean (SD)

8.4 (7.0)

7.6−9.3

Recent delivery practice summative index (in last 3 months), possible range 0 to 25

 Mean (SD)

14.9 (4.76)

14.3−15.5

Perception in-service training has helped job performance

 Yes

221 (88.8)

84.2−92.1

 No

28 (11.2)

7.9−15.8

Recent complications summative index (in last 1 month)

 0 of 4 types of complications dealt with - postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, obstructed labor, puerperal sepsis (reference)

84 (33.7)

28.1−39.9

 1 of 4

70 (28.1)

22.8−34.1

 2 of 4

41 (16.5)

12.3−21.6

 3 of 4

34 (13.7)

9.9−18.5

 4 of 4

20 (8.0)

5.2−12.2

Access to electronic mentoring opportunities

 No access to any of 3 types of electronic mentoring – emergency call system, e-learning, teleconference

120 (48.2)

42.0−54.4

 Access to 1 type

62 (24.9)

19.9−30.7

 Access to 2 types

38 (15.3)

11.3−20.3

 Access to 3 types

29 (11.7)

8.2−16.3

Job satisfaction

 Very satisfied

31 (12.5)

8.9−17.2

 A little satisfied

80 (32.1)

26.6−38.2

 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

31 (12.5)

8.9−17.2

 A little dissatisfied

70 (28.1)

22.8−34.1

 Very dissatisfied

37 (14.9)

10.9−19.9

Perception paid fairly for job duties

 Yes

46 (18.5)

14.1−23.8

Perception of adequacy of training for job duties

 Yes

169 (67.9)

61.8−73.4

 No

80 (32.1)

26.6−38.2

Has an on-site supervisor

 Yes

172 (69.1)

63.0−74.5

 No

77 (30.9)

24.5−37.0

Clinical knowledge test score, % correct

 Mean (SD)

55.1 (13.4)

53.4−56.8

  1. NOTE: CI Confidence Intervals, SD Standard Deviation