Table 2 Relationship of midwives’ demographic characteristics with their attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth (n = 200)
From: Iranian midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic/variable | N (%) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | † 0.08 | |
<30 | 54 (27.8) | |
30 - 39 | 64 (33.0) | |
≥40 | 76 (39.2) | |
Level of education | ‡ < 0.001 | |
Associate and bachelor degrees | 174 (87/0) | |
Master degree | 26 (13.0) | |
Work experience (years) | † 0.01 | |
<5 | 53 (26.5) | |
5 - 9.99 | 51 (25.5) | |
10 - 14.99 | 27 (13.5) | |
15 - 19.99 | 21 (10.5) | |
≥20 | 48 (24.0) | |
Work experience in labor (year) | † 0.02 | |
<5 | 77 (39.5) | |
5 - 9.99 | 54 27.7) | |
10 - 14.99 | 17 (8.7) | |
15 - 19.99 | 20 (10.3) | |
≥20 | 27 (13.8) | |
Interest in the profession | † 0.01 | |
<50 | 34 (17.2) | |
50 - 75 | 57 (28.8) | |
≥76 | 107 (54.0) | |
Career satisfaction | † 0.13 | |
<50 | 114 (58.5) | |
50 - 75 | 38 (19.5) | |
≥76 | 43 (22.0) | |
Type of hospital | † 0.86 | |
Teaching with the presence of an assistant | 145 (72.5) | |
Teaching without the presence of an assistant | 116 (58.0) | |
Non-teaching | 55 (27.5) | |
Shift work | ‡ 0.03 | |
Either morning or night shift | 47 (32.3) | |
Rotational | 153 (67.7) | |