Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics and univariate investigation of the knowledge and practice of Nurses and Midwives on immediate newborn care in Public Health Facilities of Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Professional category (n = 357) | χ2 P-value for knowledge | χ2 P-value for practice | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midwife (n = 231) n (%) | Nurse (n = 126) n (%) | ||||
Age | |||||
20–24 | 20 (8.7) | 17 (13.5) | 0.40 | 0.11 | 37 (10.4) |
25–29 | 157 (68.0) | 79 (62.7) | 236 (66.1) | ||
30–34 | 43 (18.6) | 23 (18.3) | 66 (18.5) | ||
35+ | 11 (4.8) | 7 (5.6) | 18 (5.0) | ||
Sex of respondents | |||||
Male | 128 (55.4) | 73 (57.9) | 0.65 | < 0.001 | 201 (56.3) |
Female | 103 (44.6) | 53 (42.1) | 156 (43.7) | ||
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 75 (32.5) | 42 (33.3) | 0.14 | < 0.001 | 117 (32.8) |
Orthodox | 154 (66.7) | 84 (66.7) | 238 (66.7) | ||
Protestant | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | ||
Marital Status | |||||
Single | 94 (40.7) | 51 (40.5) | 0.01 | < 0.001 | 145 (40.6) |
Married | 132 (57.1) | 74 (58.7) | 206 (57.7) | ||
Divorced | 5 (2.2) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (1.7) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||
Amhara | 133 (57.6) | 70 (55.6) | 0.01 | < 0.001 | 203 (56.9) |
Afar | 39 (16.9) | 22 (17.6) | 61 (17.0) | ||
Tigre | 34 (14.7) | 20 (15.9) | 54 (15.1) | ||
Oromo | 22 (9.5) | 9 (7.1) | 31 (8.7) | ||
Others* | 3 (1.3) | 5 (4.0) | 8 (2.4) | ||
Educational level | |||||
Diploma | 135 (58.4) | 79 (62.7) | 0.12 | 0.04 | 214 (59.9) |
Degree | 96 (41.6) | 47 (37.3) | 143 (40.1) | ||
Work Environment | |||||
Hospital | 34 (14.7) | 21 (16.7) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 55 (15.4) |
Health Center | 197 (85.3) | 105 (83.3) | 302 (84.6) | ||
Work Experience (in years) | |||||
< 1 | 22 (9.5) | 11 (8.7) | 0.02 | < 0.001 | 33 (9.2) |
1–3 | 134 (58.0) | 68 (54.0) | 202 (56.6) | ||
> 3 | 75 (32.5) | 47 (37.3) | 122 (34.2) | ||
Have interest in providing newborn care | |||||
No | 29 (12.6) | 13 (10.3) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 42 (11.8) |
Yes | 202 (87.4) | 113 (89.7) | 315 (88.2) | ||
Have Work Load | |||||
No | 74 (32.0) | 41 (32.5) | 0.04 | 0.51 | 115 (32.2) |
Yes | 157 (68.0) | 85 (67.5) | 242 (67.8) | ||
Received newborn care training | |||||
No | 138 (59.7) | 77 (61.1) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 215 (60.2) |
Yes | 93 (40.3) | 49 (38.9) | 142 (39.8) | ||
Frequency of newborn care trainings received (n = 142) | |||||
1 | 65 (69.9) | 30 (61.2) | 0.01 | < 0.001 | 95 (66.9) |
2 | 16 (17.2) | 16 (32.5) | 32 (22.5) | ||
3 | 12 (12.9) | 3 (6.1) | 15 (10.6) | ||