Table 1.

Positions and levels of education of healthcare workers who participated in the training with complete pre- and post-test and self-assessments

	All, n=110	Batac City, n=67	Pagudpud, n=43
Position
Health officer	1 (0.9%)	0	1 (2.3%)
Nurse	6 (5.5%)	5 (7.5%)	1 (2.3%)
Midwife	16 (14.5%)	10 (14.9%)	6 (14%)
Barangay health worker	87 (79.1%)	52 (77.6%)	35 (81.4%)
Education
Doctor of medicine	1 (0.9%)	0	1 (2.3%)
College degree	46 (41.8%)	29 (43.3%)	17 (39.5%)
College level	6 (5.5%)	6 (9%)	0
>6–10 years of school	46 (41.8%)	29 (43.3%)	17 (38.5%)
≤6 years of school	9 (8.2%)	3 (4.5%)	6 (14%)
Not indicated	2 (1.8%)	0	2 (4.7%)

In the Philippines, health officers are physicians and have a doctor of medicine degree; nurses and midwives are graduates of their respective college degrees (Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Midwifery). All three cadres of healthcare workers need to be licensed by the Philippine Professional Regulations Commission before they can practice their professions.