Table II.
Characteristics of midwives responding to the questionnaire, n = 53.
| Characteristics | Midwives who used the RLP n = 36 |
Midwives who did not use the RLP n = 17 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD (range) | 52 ± 10 (31–65) | 48 ± 10 (34–65) | 0.116a |
| Years of experience of contraceptive counselling, mean ± SD (range) | 13 ± 11 (1–40) | 9 ± 9 (0.5–30) | 0.222a |
| Workplace | 0.130b | ||
| Public health care provider | 30 | 11 | |
| Private health care provider | 6 | 6 | |
| Type of clinic | 0.882b | ||
| Midwifery clinic | 25 | 12 | |
| Both midwifery and youth clinic | 11 | 5 | |
| Number of visits for contraceptive counselling/week, mean ± SD (range) | 15 ± 7 (6–30) | 11 ± 6 (3–25) | 0.024a |
aP-value for comparison between the two groups, analysed with Mann–Whitney U-test.
bP-value for comparison between the two groups, analysed with Pearson's χ2 test.