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Table 1 Sample demographics

From: Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi

Cadre

Total

Female

Male

Nurse-Midwife Technicians (NMT)

40

35 (88%)

5 (12%)

Enrolled Nurse/Midwives (ENM)*

12

12 (100%)

0

Registered Nurse/Midwives (RN/M)

11

10 (91%)

1 (9%)

Clinical Officers (CO)

13

2 (15%)

10 (77%) 1 unknown

Medical Assistants (MA)

8

1 (12.5%)

7 (87.5%)

Total

84

60 (71%)

24 (29%)

  1. *Training of enrolled nurse-midwives has been phased out and this cadre has been replaced with NMTs, but many ENMs are still present in the health system.