Table 3.
Characteristics of providers included in the companionship sample by self-reported allowance of companionship—Kigoma Region, Tanzania, 2016 (n = 249).
| Allows a companion in labor and/or at birth (n = 69) |
Does not allow a companion in labor or at birth (n = 180) |
Total N = 249 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providers, n (%) | 95% CI | Providers, n (%) | 95% CI | Providers, n (%) | 95% CI | |
| Age in years | ||||||
| 20–29 | 32 (46.4) | 34.3–58.8 | 70 (38.9) | 31.7–46.4 | 102 (41.0) | 34.8–47.4 |
| 30–39 | 11 (15.9) | 8.2–26.7 | 26 (14.4) | 9.7–20.4 | 37 (14.9) | 10.7–19.9 |
| 40–49 | 13 (18.8) | 10.4–30.1 | 43 (23.9) | 17.9–30.8 | 56 (22.5) | 17.5–28.2 |
| 50+ | 13 (18.8) | 10.4–30.1 | 41 (22.8) | 16.9–29.6 | 54 (21.7) | 16.7–27.3 |
| Cadre | ||||||
| Clinician | 11 (15.9) | 8.2–26.7 | 23 (12.8) | 8.3–18.6 | 34 (13.7) | 9.7–18.6 |
| Nurse/midwife | 45 (65.2) | 52.8–76.3 | 107 (59.4) | 51.9–66.7 | 152 (61.0) | 54.7–67.1 |
| Other staff | 13 (18.8) | 10.4–30.1 | 50 (27.8) | 21.4–34.9 | 63 (25.3) | 20.0–31.2 |
| Number of deliveries attended in last month | ||||||
| 0 to 10, or Don’t know | 45 (65.2) | 53.0–75.7 | 127 (70.6) | 63.4–76.8 | 172 (69.1) | 63.0–74.5 |
| More than 10 | 24 (34.8) | 24.3–47.0 | 53 (29.4) | 23.2–36.6 | 77 (30.9) | 25.5–37.0 |
| Treated complications recently summative index * | ||||||
| 0 of 4 | 24 (34.8) | 24.3–47.0 | 60 (33.3) | 26.8–40.6 | 84 (33.7) | 28.1–39.9 |
| 1 of 4 | 20 (29.0) | 19.3–41.0 | 50 (27.8) | 21.7–34.8 | 70 (28.1) | 22.8–34.1 |
| 2 of 4 | 12 (17.4) | 10.0–28.5 | 29 (16.1) | 11.4–22.3 | 41 (16.5) | 12.3–21.6 |
| 3 of 4 | 9 (13.0) | 6.8–23.5 | 25 (13.9) | 9.5–19.8 | 34 (13.7) | 9.9–18.5 |
| 4 of 4 | 4 (5.8) | 2.1–14.8 | 16 (8.9) | 5.5–14.1 | 20 (8.0) | 5.2–12.2 |
| Job satisfaction | ||||||
| Very dissatisfied | 16 (23.2) | 14.5–34.9 | 21 (11.7) | 7.7–17.3 | 37 (14.9) | 10.9–19.9 |
| A little dissatisfied | 22 (31.9) | 21.8–44.0 | 48 (26.7) | 20.7–33.7 | 70 (28.1) | 22.8–34.1 |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 10 (14.5) | 7.9–25.2 | 21 (11.7) | 7.7–17.3 | 31 (12.4) | 8.9–17.2 |
| A little satisfied | 16 (23.2) | 14.5–34.9 | 64 (35.6) | 28.8–42.9 | 80 (32.1) | 26.6–38.2 |
| Very satisfied | 5 (7.2) | 3.0–16.6 | 26 (14.4) | 10.0–20.4 | 31 (12.4) | 8.9–17.2 |
| Perception paid fairly for job duties | ||||||
| No | 54 (78.3) | 66.7–86.6 | 149 (82.8) | 76.5–87.7 | 203 (81.5) | 76.2–85.9 |
| Yes | 15 (21.7) | 13.4–33.3 | 31 (17.2) | 12.3–23.5 | 46 (18.5) | 14.1–23.8 |
| Has an on-site supervisor | ||||||
| No | 30 (43.5) | 32.1–55.6 | 47 (26.1) | 20.2–33.1 | 77 (30.9) | 25.5–37.0 |
| Yes | 39 (56.5) | 44.4–67.9 | 133 (73.9) | 66.9–79.8 | 172 (69.1) | 63.0–74.5 |
| Work hours per week | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 60.4 (16.7) | 56.4–64.5 | 52.6 (13.1) | 50.7–54.6 | 54.8 (14.6) | 53.0–56.6 |
NOTE: CI = Confidence Intervals, SD = Standard deviation.
*
Treated complications recently summative index = Number of types of complications dealt with in the last month related to postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, obstructed labor, puerperal sepsis.