Table 6 Skilled birth attendants’ (SBA) perception on enabling environment
SBAs’ perception on factor for improving their work environment number (%) | SHa/RHb/PHc (n = 333) | High Volume DHd (5 or more deliveries per day) (n = 228) | Low Volume DHd and CHCe (0–4 deliveries per day) (n = 69) | BHCf, SHCg, FHHh (n = 104) | p-value | All public sector (n = 734) | Private hospitals (n = 64) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SBAs who thought that their supervisors treat them respectfully | 218 (65.5%) | 144 (63.2%) | 51 (73.9%) | 84 (80.8%) | 0.014 | 497 (67.7%) | 45 (70.3%) |
SBAs identifying the most important factors for improving their work environment to provide good quality health care services | |||||||
More knowledge/updates/training | 197 (59.2%) | 108 (47.4%) | 50 (72.5%) | 79 (76.0%) | < 0.001 | 434 (59.1%) | 47 (73.4%) |
Good quality equipment/supplies | 94 (28.2%) | 68 (29.8%) | 32 (46.4%) | 33 (31.7%) | 0.158 | 227 (30.9%) | 11 (17.2%) |
Good security situation | 100 (30.0%) | 97 (42.5%) | 23 (33.3%) | 29 (27.9%) | 0.009 | 249 (33.9%) | 10 (15.6%) |
More support from supervisor | 100 (30.0%) | 84 (36.8%) | 23 (33.3%) | 34 (32.7%) | 0.414 | 241 (32.8%) | 18 (28.1%) |
SBAs noting aspects of life outside work that would affect their ability to perform their jobs | |||||||
Childcare responsibilities | 79 (23.7%) | 43 (18.9%) | 8 (11.6%) | 17 (16.4%) | 0.073 | 147 (20.0%) | 2 (3.1%) |
Household responsibilities | 78 (23.4%) | 56 (24.6%) | 6 (8.7%) | 10 (9.6%) | 0.001 | 150 (20.4%) | 5 (7.8%) |
Safety in getting to/from work | 63 (18.9%) | 60 (26.3%) | 16 (23.2%) | 29 (27.9%) | 0.113 | 168 (22.9%) | 9 (14.1%) |
Lack of transport | 59 (17.7%) | 45 (19.7%) | 17 (24.6%) | 31 (29.8%) | 0.049 | 152 (20.7%) | 10 (15.6%) |