Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the obstetric care providers
Variables | Frequency (n = 528) | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 130 | 24.6 |
Female | 398 | 75.4 | |
Age | 20–30 | 461 | 87.3 |
31–40 | 57 | 10.8 | |
41–50 | 10 | 1.9 | |
Marital status | Single | 258 | 48.9 |
Married | 249 | 47.2 | |
Divorced | 16 | 3 | |
Widowed | 5 | 0.9 | |
Ethnicity | Sidama | 262 | 49.6 |
Amhara | 104 | 19.7 | |
Oromo | 125 | 23.7 | |
Tigre | 20 | 3.8 | |
Others® | 17 | 3.2 | |
Religion | Protestant | 216 | 40.9 |
Orthodox | 233 | 44.1 | |
Muslim | 38 | 7.2 | |
Catholic | 41 | 7.8 | |
Work place | Health center | 483 | 91.5 |
Hospital | 45 | 8.5 | |
Profession | Health officer | 30 | 5.7 |
BSc midwife | 66 | 12.5 | |
Diploma midwife | 330 | 62.5 | |
BSc Nurse | 40 | 7.6 | |
Diploma Nurse | 61 | 11.6 | |
Others➲ | 1 | 0.2 | |
AMTSL related In/pre service training | Yes | 374 | 70.8 |
No | 154 | 29.2 | |
Conduciveness of delivery room | Yes | 467 | 88.4 |
No | 61 | 11.6 | |
Adequate oxytocic drugs | Yes | 488 | 92.4 |
No | 40 | 7.6 |