Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents by group (caseload and standard care)
| Â | Baseline | Two years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Caseload (n = 21) | Standard care (n = 130) | Caseload (n = 22) | Standard care (n = 133) | ||||
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Age group | (n = 20) | (n = 129) | (n = 22) | (n = 132) | ||||
20-29 years | 2 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 18 |
30-39 years | 8 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
40-49 years | 7 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 36 | 45 | 34 |
>50Â years | 3 | 13 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 30 |
Years in midwifery | (n = 20) | (n = 129) | (n = 22) | (n = 131) | ||||
<1Â year | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
1-5 years | 6 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
6-10 years | 5 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 8 |
11-15 years | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 11 |
>15Â years | 7 | 35 | 57 | 44 | 6 | 27 | 72 | 55 |
Midwifery education | (n = 20) | (n = 128) | (n = 22) | (n = 130) | ||||
Hospital program | 8 | 40 | 61 | 48 | 7 | 32 | 70 | 54 |
College/university | 12 | 60 | 67 | 52 | 15 | 68 | 60 | 46 |
Tertiary qualifications* | (n = 20) | (n = 130) | (n = 22) | (n = 131) | ||||
Diploma | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 18 |
Degree | 13 | 65 | 76 | 58 | 11 | 50 | 69 | 53 |
Post graduate diploma | 10 | 50 | 60 | 46 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 31 |
Masters degree | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
PhD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
None | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
Work hours | (n = 20) | (n = 129) | (n = 22) | (n = 131) | ||||
Full time | 7 | 35 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 64 | 44 | 34 |
Part time | 13 | 65 | 80 | 62 | 8 | 36 | 87 | 66 |