Table 1.
Characteristics of providers observed
| Demographic and work-related characteristics | Intervention group (n = 79) | Comparison group (n = 68) | p-value (Chi square test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 61 | 77.2 | 48 | 70.6 | 0.360 |
| Male | 18 | 22.8 | 20 | 29.4 | |
| Age | |||||
| < 25 years | 23 | 29.1 | 27 | 39.7 | 0.337 |
| 25–30 years | 28 | 35.5 | 18 | 26.5 | |
| Over 30 years | 28 | 35.4 | 23 | 33.8 | |
| Qualification | |||||
| Nurse | 29 | 36.7 | 28 | 41.2 | 0.746 |
| Midwife | 41 | 51.9 | 31 | 45.6 | |
| Other (doctor, health officer) | 9 | 11.4 | 9 | 13.2 | |
| Years of work experience in the health care system (private and public) | |||||
| < 5 years | 38 | 48.1 | 31 | 45.6 | 0.856 |
| 5 to 10 years | 20 | 25.3 | 20 | 29.4 | |
| > 10 years | 21 | 26.6 | 17 | 25.0 | |
| Type of facility | |||||
| Hospital | 40 | 50.6 | 36 | 52.9 | 0.780 |
| Health center | 39 | 49.4 | 32 | 47.1 | |
| Region | |||||
| Amhara | 16 | 20.3 | 15 | 22.1 | 0.529 |
| Oromia | 25 | 31.7 | 24 | 35.3 | |
| SNNP | 22 | 27.8 | 12 | 17.6 | |
| Tigray | 16 | 20.2 | 17 | 25.0 | |