Table 1.
Background characteristics | Physician | Mid-level | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | % | n | |
Current age (in years) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 43 (10.7) | 36 | 41 (10.9) | 70 | 42 (10.7) | 106 |
Range (min-max) | 26–69 | 36 | 22–60 | 70 | 22–69 | 106 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 44 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
Female | 56 | 20 | 96 | 67 | 82 | 87 |
Years of experience | ||||||
< 5 | 19 | 7 | 11.4 | 8 | 14.2 | 15 |
5–10 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
More than 10 years | 64 | 23 | 73 | 51 | 70 | 74 |
Mean (SD) | 16 (10.5) | 36 | 18 (10.6) | 70 | 17 (10.6) | 106 |
Level of education | ||||||
Obs/Gyns | 61 | 22 | – | – | 21 | 22 |
Other physicians | 39 | 14 | 13 | 14 | ||
Mid-level providers (nurses, auxiliary nurse midwives, and counselors) | – | – | 100 | 70 | 66 | 70 |
Location of facility | ||||||
Urban | 100 | 36 | 83 | 58 | 89 | 94 |
Rural | – | – | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Types of facility | ||||||
Public district and above level hospital | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Private hospitals and NGO clinics | 83 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 54 | 57 |
Primary health care centers and health posts | 6 | 2 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
Received formal training on safe abortion service (on any methods of abortion) | ||||||
Yes | 89 | 32 | 77 | 54 | 81 | 86 |
No | 11 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Received training on incomplete abortion or pregnancy complications | ||||||
Yes | 81 | 29 | 37 | 26 | 52 | 55 |
No | 19 | 7 | 63 | 44 | 48 | 51 |
Total | 100 | 36 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 106 |