Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of health providers participating in the quantitative survey
Midwives (N = 50) | Doctors | Nurses (N = 20) | Nursing Assistants/ATS (N = 30) | Total (%) (N = 150) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obstetricians/gynecologists (N = 15) | Other doctors (N = 35) | |||||
Age (years) | ||||||
< = 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 29 (19) |
31–40 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 45 (30) |
41–50 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 47 (31) |
> 50 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 (19) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 41 (27) |
Female | 49 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 109 (73) |
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 47 | 12 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 132 (88) |
Christian | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 (12) |
Place of work | ||||||
National hospital | 14 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 59 (39) |
District medical center | 24 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 56 (37) |
Health center | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 35 (23) |
Years of experience | ||||||
< 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) |
1–2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 (5) |
2–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 (4) |
3–5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 (5) |
5–10 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 34 (23) |
10 + | 28 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 90 (60) |