Table 1.
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.