Table 2 Characteristics of Active Birth Attendantsa
From: Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training: What happens to knowledge and skills over time?
|  | Belgaum (n = 460) | Nagpur (n = 230) | Kenya (n = 145) | Total (n = 835) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Birth attendants trained, n (%) | ||||
 Initial Group training | 291 (63) | 211 (92) | 104 (72) | 606 (73) |
 Catch-up Individual training | 169 (37) | 19 (8) | 41 (28) | 229 (27) |
Facility levelb, n (%) | ||||
 Primary level facilities | 42 (9) | 25 (11) | 113 (78) | 180 (22) |
 Secondary level facilities | 180 (39) | 51 (23) | 32 (22) | 263 (32) |
 Tertiary level facilities | 235 (51) | 149 (66) | 0 | 384 (46) |
Health provider n (%) | ||||
 Physician | 214 (46) | 77 (34) | 0 | 291 (35) |
 Nurses | 246 (54) | 153 (66) | 145 (100) | 544 (65) |
Prior resuscitation training, n (%) | 118 (27) | 47 (20) | 38 (26) | 203 (24) |
 No prior training | 342 (73) | 183 (80) | 107 (74) | 632 (76) |
  Physicians | 195 (57) | 57 (31) | 0 | 252 (40) |
  Nurses | 147 (43) | 126 (69) | 107 (100) | 380 (60) |
 One prior training | 93 (79) | 45 (96) | 35 (92) | 173 (85) |
 Two or more prior trainings | 25 (21) | 2 (4) | 3 (8) | 30 (15) |
Number of births attended per month, n (%) | ||||
 1–4 | 18 (4) | 7 (4) | 17(12) | 42(6) |
 5–10 | 119 (28) | 46 (27) | 47(31) | 212(29) |
 11–20 | 124 (29) | 39 (23) | 37(26) | 200(27) |
 21–40 | 85 (20) | 40 (23) | 20(14) | 145(20) |
  > 40 | 83 (19) | 39 (23) | 19(14) | 141(19) |
Birth Attendants Age Mean (SD) | ||||
 Physician | 26 (7) | 31 (8) | - | 27 (5) |
 Nurse | 30 (8) | 36 (11) | 39 (10) | 34 (10) |
Age Quartiles n (%) | ||||
  ≤ 24 years (Lower Quartile) | 178 (39) | 29 (13) | 9 (6) | 216 (26) |
 25–38 years (Inter Quartile) | 227 (49) | 132 (57) | 65 (45) | 424 (51) |
  > 39 years (Upper Quartile) | 55(12) | 69 (30) | 71 (49) | 195(23) |