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Table 1 Characteristics of health staff who participated in the KAP survey

From: Management and referral for high-risk conditions and complications during the antenatal period: knowledge, practice and attitude survey of providers in rural public healthcare in two states of India

 

SHC N = 63

PHC N = 49

Sub-district hospital /CHC N = 35

Designation of participants, (%)

 Doctor

0

18 (37%)

13 (37%)

 Staff nurse

0

31 (63%)

22 (63%)

 ANM

63 (100%)

0

0

Mean years of experience (95% CI)

14.5 (12.3–16.7)

9.5 (7.5–11.5)

10.4 (7.9–12.9)

Mean years of service in current centre (95% CI)

7.2 (5.7–8.6)

4.3 (3.4–5.1)

5.0 (3.6–6.3)

SBA trained, (%)

31 (49%)

38 (78%)

23 (66%)

 Doctor*

–

11 (61%)

7 (54%)

 Staff nurse*

–

27 (87%)

16 (73%)

 ANM*

31 (49%)

–

–

Mean years since SBA training (95% CI)

3.7 (1.8–7.7)

3.1 (2.1–4.0)

2.3 (1.6–3.1)

Trained for Safe Childbirth Checklist, (%)

9 (14%)

22 (45%)

12 (34%)

 Doctor*

–

8 (44%)

4 (31%)

 Staff nurse*

–

14 (45%)

8 (36%)

 ANM*

9 (14%)

–

–

Number of deliveries assisted/ supervised in past 6 months; median (IQR)

4 (0–8)

28 (20–40)

32 (20–60)

 Doctor**

–

28 (3–60)

50 (25–80)

 Staff nurse

–

33 (20–52)

30 (20–50)

 ANM

4 (0–8)

–

–

  1. SBA = Skilled Birth Attendant; ANM = Auxiliary Nurse Midwife; * Percentage out of number of participants with type of designation; **Doctors mostly did not assist deliveries but reported the deliveries they supervised directly or over phone