Table 1.

Trainees’ baseline characteristics (N = 107).

		n (%)
Gender	Male	40 (37.4)
	Female	67 (62.6)
Age	Less or equal to 40 years	62 (57.9)
	40 year or more	45 (42.1)
Education	High school	8 (7.5)
	Bachelors	51 (47.7)
	Masters	40 (37.4)
	PhD	8 (7.5)
Working with SRHR	7 years or less	64 (59.8)
	8 years or more	43 (40.2)
Importance of religion	Yes	95 (88.8)
	No	12 (11.2)
Importance of culture	Yes	74 (69.2)
	No	32 (29.9)
	Missing	1 (0.9)
Influence of religion	Yes	48 (44.9)
	No	59 (55.1)
Influence of culture	Yes	44 (28.0)
	No	77 (72.0)
SRHR self-rated knowledge	Low (≤ mean)	55 (51.4)
	High (> mean)	52 (48.6)
Area of operation	Local level	20 (18.7)
	Intermediate	14 (13.1)
	National	71 (66.4)
	Missing	2 (1.9)
Employment level	Officers and managers	37 (34.6)
	Service providers	69 (64.5)
	Missing	1 (0.9)
Employment sector	Public sector	61 (57.0)
	Private sector	46 (43.0)