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. 2010 Apr 29;5:7.

Table 2: Occupational history of respondents.

Variables Frequency Percentage
Duration of practice (years)
1-10 45 41.7
11-20 32 29.6
21-30 14 13.0
>30 17 15.7
Source of training
Father 45 41.7
Mother 9 8.3
Other relatives 16 14.8
Other TBAs 38 35.2
Duration of training (years)
1-10 76 70.4
>10 32 29.6
Place of abode
Within LGA 105 97.2
Outside LGA 3 2.8
Deliveries/month
1-5 62 57.4
6-10 36 33.3
>10 10 9.3
Other work activities*
Family planning 10 9.3
Scarifications/incisions 11 10.2
Circumcisions 10
Infertility treatment 20 1.51
*

Multiple responses possible