Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents at baseline and 3 months after completing the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund/World Health Organization 20-hour course for maternity staff
| Variable* |
No. (%) of respondents |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-training (n = 223)* | post-training (n = 213)* | P | |
| Profession: |
|||
| midwife |
99 (45.8) |
122 (59.2) |
<0.001† |
| nurse |
57 (26.4) |
51 (24.8) |
|
| pediatrician |
39 (18.1) |
7 (3.4) |
|
| gynecologist |
17 (7.9) |
22 (10.7) |
|
| other (interns, trainees in obstetrics and gynecology, general practice, and pediatrics) |
4 (1.9) |
4 (1.9) |
|
| Male sex |
27 (12.6) |
15 (7.3) |
0.071‡ |
| Age (years): |
|||
| <36 |
45 (21.2) |
46 (22.8) |
0.303‡ |
| 36-50 |
126 (59.4) |
106 (52.5) |
|
| >50 |
41 (19.3) |
50 (24.8) |
|
| Respondents with children |
181 (82.3) |
164 (79.2) |
0.425‡ |
| Respondents with breastfed children |
162 (91.5) |
143 (83.6) |
0.025‡ |
| Response rate | 223/424 (52.6) | 213/308 (69.2) | 0.024‡ |
*The total number of respondents may slightly differ between variables if a health professional did not answer a question.
†Fisher exact test.