Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Physical therapists’ experiences and perceptions of antepartum and postpartum care
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographics | |
Age, mean (SD) | 31.3 (8.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 125 (34.3) |
Female | 239 (65.7) |
Marital status | |
Married | 121 (33.2) |
Single | 239 (65.7) |
Living with partner | 3 (0.8) |
Divorced | 1 (0.3) |
Number of Births | |
0 | 276 (75.8) |
1 | 42 (11.5) |
1 | 42 (11.5) |
2 | 42 (11.5) |
3 | 4 (1.1) |
Highest level of education | |
Associate Degree | 38 (10.4) |
Bachelor Degree | 244 (67.0) |
Master degree | 69 (19.0) |
PhD degree | 13 (3.6) |
Year of working experience (PT) | |
< 5 | 160 (44.0) |
5-10 | 104 (28.6) |
11-15 | 53 (14.6) |
16-20 | 21 (5.8) |
21-25 | 14 (3.8) |
26-30 | 6 (1.6) |
31-35 | 5 (1.4) |
> 35 | 1 (0.3) |
Predominant physical therapy practice specialties | |
Orthopedic | 204 (56.0) |
Neurology | 36 (9.9) |
Pediatric | 26 (7.1) |
Cardiovascular & Pulmonary | 7 (1.9) |
No specialty | 81 (22.3) |
Women’s Health | 5 (1.4) |
Sports | 4 (1.1) |
Oncology | 1 (0.3) |
Clinical setting | |
Medical Center | 28 (7.7) |
Regional Hospital | 35 (9.6) |
District Hospital | 55 (15.1) |
District Teaching Hospital | 17 (4.7) |
Clinic | 132 (36.3) |
Physiotherapy Clinic | 55 (15.1) |
Educational setting (PT or relevant field) | 10 (2.7) |
Other | 32 (8.8) |
Work locationa | |
North | 189 (51.8) |
Center | 44 (12.1) |
South | 122 (33.6) |
East | 6 (1.6) |
Offshore islands | 3 (0.8) |
Had accessed training or education specific to antepartum and postpartum care during undergraduate or postgraduate study | |
Yes | 113 (31.0) |
No | 251 (69.0) |
Had accessed courses or training specific to the antepartum and postpartum care after qualification | |
Yes | 97 (26.6) |
No | 267 (73.4) |
Prior experience of treating antepartum or postpartum women | |
Yes | 137 (37.6) |
No | 227 (62.4) |