Table 1 Characteristics of providers observed
Demographic and work-related characteristics | Intervention group (n = 79) | Comparison group (n = 68) | p-value (Chi square test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | |||||
Female | 61 | 77.2 | 48 | 70.6 | 0.360 |
Male | 18 | 22.8 | 20 | 29.4 | |
Age | |||||
< 25 years | 23 | 29.1 | 27 | 39.7 | 0.337 |
25–30 years | 28 | 35.5 | 18 | 26.5 | |
Over 30 years | 28 | 35.4 | 23 | 33.8 | |
Qualification | |||||
Nurse | 29 | 36.7 | 28 | 41.2 | 0.746 |
Midwife | 41 | 51.9 | 31 | 45.6 | |
Other (doctor, health officer) | 9 | 11.4 | 9 | 13.2 | |
Years of work experience in the health care system (private and public) | |||||
< 5 years | 38 | 48.1 | 31 | 45.6 | 0.856 |
5 to 10 years | 20 | 25.3 | 20 | 29.4 | |
> 10 years | 21 | 26.6 | 17 | 25.0 | |
Type of facility | |||||
Hospital | 40 | 50.6 | 36 | 52.9 | 0.780 |
Health center | 39 | 49.4 | 32 | 47.1 | |
Region | |||||
Amhara | 16 | 20.3 | 15 | 22.1 | 0.529 |
Oromia | 25 | 31.7 | 24 | 35.3 | |
SNNP | 22 | 27.8 | 12 | 17.6 | |
Tigray | 16 | 20.2 | 17 | 25.0 | |