Table 1.
Variables | PHCa | Hospitalb | DHL/Oc | PHL/Od | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 293) | (n = 34) | (n = 12) | (n = 2) | (n = 341) | ||||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Female | 340 | 59.2 % | 124 | 21.6 % | 19 | 3.3 % | 6 | 1.0 % | 489 | 85.2 % |
Male | 54 | 9.4 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 85 | 14.8 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Age | ||||||||||
20– < 35 year | 233 | 40.6 % | 76 | 13.2 % | 11 | 1.9 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 322 | 56.1 % |
35– < 50 year | 85 | 14.8 % | 25 | 4.4 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 6 | 1.0 % | 120 | 20.9 % |
>50 year | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 2 | 0.3 % |
No information | 76 | 13.2 % | 45 | 7.8 % | 8 | 1.4 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 130 | 22.7 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Education | ||||||||||
Bachelor | 7 | 1.2 % | 5 | 0.9 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 16 | 2.8 % |
Diploma | 155 | 27.0 % | 63 | 11.0 % | 9 | 1.6 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 227 | 39.5 % |
High school | 102 | 17.8 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 133 | 23.2 % |
Nursing school | 39 | 6.8 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 39 | 6.8 % |
Midwives school | 6 | 1.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 1.2 % |
Other | 9 | 1.6 % | 8 | 1.4 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 19 | 3.3 % |
No information | 76 | 13.2 % | 48 | 8.4 % | 8 | 1.4 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 133 | 23.2 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Length of Service | ||||||||||
<1 year | 72 | 12.5 % | 11 | 1.9 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 87 | 15.2 % |
1–10 year | 195 | 34.0 % | 66 | 11.5 % | 9 | 1.6 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 273 | 47.6 % |
>10 year | 48 | 8.4 % | 12 | 2.1 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 64 | 11.1 % |
No information | 79 | 13.8 % | 58 | 10.1 % | 9 | 1.6 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 150 | 26.1 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Workload | ||||||||||
Mild | 285 | 49.7 % | 82 | 14.3 % | 12 | 2.1 % | 8 | 1.4 % | 387 | 67.4 % |
Moderate | 9 | 1.6 % | 5 | 0.9 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 16 | 2.8 % |
Heavy | 3 | 0.5 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % |
No information | 97 | 16.9 % | 59 | 10.3 % | 9 | 1.6 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 167 | 29.1 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Trainings | ||||||||||
Never | 107 | 18.6 % | 65 | 11.3 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 175 | 30.5 % |
Once | 128 | 22.3 % | 16 | 2.8 % | 5 | 0.9 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 153 | 26.7 % |
Twice | 56 | 9.8 % | 7 | 1.2 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 69 | 12.0 % |
More than three | 23 | 4.0 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 2 | 0.3 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 31 | 5.4 % |
No Response | 80 | 13.9 % | 56 | 9.8 % | 9 | 1.6 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 146 | 25.4 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 11.3 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 69.5 % |
Self-proficiencye | ||||||||||
Basic | 159 | 27.7 % | 58 | 10.1 % | 6 | 1.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 227 | 39.5 % |
Intermediate | 127 | 22.1 % | 26 | 4.5 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 155 | 27.0 % |
Expert | 2 | 0.3 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 10 | 1.7 % |
No information | 106 | 18.5 % | 63 | 11.0 % | 12 | 2.1 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 182 | 31.7 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
Proficiencyf | ||||||||||
Basic | 314 | 54.7 % | 84 | 14.6 % | 11 | 1.9 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 413 | 72.0 % |
Advance | 6 | 1.0 % | 1 | 0.2 % | 3 | 0.5 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % |
Reference | 5 | 0.9 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0.7 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 1.6 % |
Expert | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % |
Not assessed | 69 | 12.0 % | 62 | 10.8 % | 5 | 0.9 % | 6 | 1.0 % | 142 | 24.7 % |
Total | 394 | 68.6 % | 147 | 25.6 % | 23 | 4.0 % | 10 | 1.7 % | 574 | 100.0 % |
a PHC Primary Health Centre
b Hospital Hospital (n = 33) plus Port Office (n = 1)
c DHL/O District Health Laboratory and District Health Office
d PHL/O Provincial Health Laboratory and Provincial Health Office
eProficiency by self-assessment method
fProficiency by objective assessment method