Table 1.
Summary of characteristics of 649 Kenyan health workers surveyed
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| n (%) | 95% CIa | n (%) | 95% CIa | |
| How old are you? | ||||
| Below 25 | 32 (16.0) | 10.9–21.1 | 36 (8.1) | 4.8–11.4 |
| 25–29 years | 69 (34.5) | 27.3–41.7 | 63 (14.2) | 8.9–19.4 |
| 30–35 years | 39 (19.5) | 13.3–25.7 | 70 (15.7) | 10.6–20.9 |
| 36–45 years | 31 (15.5) | 10.7–20.3 | 149 (33.5) | 29.8–37.1 |
| Over 45 years | 29 (14.5) | 9.1–19.9 | 127 (28.5) | 22.2–34.9 |
| Total | 200 | 445 | ||
| Cadre | ||||
| Medical officers | 37 (18.5) | 11.8–25.2 | 18 (4.0) | 1.7–6.3 |
| Clinical officers | 75 (37.5) | 31.3–43.7 | 61 (13.6) | 9.6–17.6 |
| Nurses | 56 (28.0) | 21.2–34.8 | 356 (79.3) | 74.1–84.5 |
| Others | 32 (16.0) | 9.3–22.7 | 14 (3.1) | 1.2–5.0 |
| Total | 200 | 449 | ||
| Current area where you mostly work in the hospital | ||||
| Paediatric | 32 (16.9) | 11.5–22.3 | 78 (18.1) | 14.3–21.8 |
| Labour ward | 26 (13.8) | 7.8–19.7 | 75 (17.4) | 13.4–21.4 |
| MCH/OPD | 39 (20.6) | 14.8–26.5 | 119 (27.5) | 21.4–33.7 |
| Surgery | 44 (23.3) | 16.8–29.8 | 60 (13.9) | 9.9–17.8 |
| Medicine | 40 (21.2) | 14.1–28.2 | 92 (21.3) | 18–24.6 |
| Othersb | 8 (4.2) | 0.8–7.6 | 8 (1.9) | 0.3–3.4 |
| Total | 189 | 432 | ||
a
Adjusted for clustering.
b
Nurses (nurses, BSc. nurse, nurse intern/student), clinical officers (CO interns, COs, specialist COs), medical officers (MOs, MO interns, consultant/specialists), others (records officers, pharmacists, lab technicians, nutritionists, etc.).