Table 3 Medical Training and Skills*
From: Home birth attendants in low income countries: who are they and what do they do?
| Â | Home Birth Attendants | Auxilliary Nurse Midwives | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | DRC | Zambia | Kenya | Guatemala | Pakistan | Nagpur, India | Total | India |
Number enrolled | 102 | 208 | 100 | 434 | 105 | 103 | 1052 | 174 |
Training | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None (%) | 38.2 | 9.6 | 46.0 | 1.2 | 50.5 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 0.6 |
< 1 mo (%) | 60.8 | 62.5 | 53.0 | 85.5 | 45.7 | 74.8 | 70.4 | 28.7 |
1-12 mos (%) | 1.0 | 16.3 | 0 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 16.5 | 10.6 | 6.3 |
>1 yr (%) | 0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 64.4 |
Experience yrs, median, (min-max) | 15 (1-38) | 7 (1-39) | 16 (0-58) | 18 (0-60) | 8 (0-40) | 20 (2-57) | 15 (0-60) | 10 (1-46) |
Literate (%) | 12.7 | 41.8 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 30.1 | 73.0 |
Can Write (%) | 5.9 | 40.9 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 29.2 | 70.7 |
Read numbers (%) | 24.5 | 94.2 | 62.0 | 50.5 | 16.2 | 62.1 | 55.4 | 98.3 |
Write numbers (%) | 24.5 | 91.3 | 54.0 | 47.2 | 3.8 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 96.6 |
Use Calendar (%) | 23.5 | 95.2 | 62.0 | 48.2 | 8.6 | 57.3 | 53.3 | 97.1 |
Tell time (%) | 24.5 | 97.6 | 61.0 | 63.4 | 26.7 | 68.0 | 62.9 | 98.3 |
Count heart beat with stethoscope (%) | 1.0 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 14.4 | 96.6 |