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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Would you offer contraception to a 14-year-old girl? Perspectives of health students and professionals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

Midwifery

Nursing

Medicine

Total

1. Sample size

    

 Students

20

19

22

61

 Providers

21

21

18

60

 

41

40

40

121

1. Gender

    

 Students

14 M; 6F

13 M; 6F

11 M; 11F

38 M; 23F

 Providers

0 M; 21F

5 M; 16F

6 M; 12F

11 M; 49F

 

14 M; 27F

18 M; 22F

17 M; 23F

49 M; 72F

2. Age (in years)

    

 Students: Mean

27.7

25.1

24.0

25.5

  Range

23–37

23–27

22–28

23–37

 Providers: Mean

44.5

41.1

43.5

43.1

  Range

26–58

24–59

31–62

24–62

3. Experience (in years)

    

 Students

4

4

4

4

 Providers: Mean

18.0

13.1

11.9

14.6

  Range

4–38

2–30

4–25

2–38

  1. N = 119 healthcare students and providers, Tanzania