Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
From: The development of the WHO Labour Care Guide: an international survey of maternity care providers
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
110 | 100 | |
Region | ||
Africa | 53 | 48 |
Asia | 22 | 20 |
Latin America | 21 | 19 |
Europe | 14 | 13 |
Gender | ||
Female | 75 | 71 |
Male | 30 | 29 |
Age | ||
< 30 | 12 | 11 |
30–44 | 50 | 48 |
45–60 | 38 | 37 |
> 60 | 4 | 4 |
Profession | ||
Obstetrician | 62 | 59 |
Midwife/nurse-midwife | 34 | 32 |
OBGYN resident | 4 | 4 |
General practitioner | 3 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 2 |
Time since qualification (years) | ||
< 5 | 17 | 17 |
5–20 | 61 | 59 |
> 20 | 25 | 24 |
Last time worked in labour ward (years) | ||
< 5 | 83 | 80 |
5–20 | 16 | 15 |
> 20 | 5 | 5 |
Last time used a partograph (years) | ||
< 5 | 89 | 86 |
5–20 | 13 | 13 |
> 20 | 1 | 1 |