Table 1.
Health care providers’ demographics characteristics and professional experiences (n = 3800)
| National | Providers interviewed | |
|---|---|---|
| 3800 | 100 | |
| Health worker cadre | ||
| MD (general practitioner) | 4 | 0 |
| Midwife (BSc or diploma) | 3193 | 84 |
| Nurse (BSc or diploma) | 456 | 12 |
| Health officer | 143 | 4 |
| Othera | 4 | 0 |
| Facility type | ||
| Referral/specialized hospitals | 30 | 1 |
| General hospitals | 103 | 3 |
| Primary hospitals | 160 | 4 |
| MCH specialty centers | 23 | 1 |
| Health centers | 3455 | 91 |
| MCH specialty clinics | 16 | 0 |
| Higher clinics | 13 | 0 |
| Managing authority | ||
| Public/government | 3658 | 96 |
| Private-for-profit | 83 | 2 |
| Private-not-for-profitb | 59 | 2 |
| Characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Female | 2409 | 63 |
| Male | 1391 | 37 |
| Mean age (in years) | 25.7 | |
| Professional experience | ||
| Mean number of deliveries attended in past month | 19.3 | |
| Mean number of years at current facility | 2.0 | |
| Mean number of years since receiving professional qualification | 3.2 | |
| Number of providers who have had qualification for ≥3 years | 1634 | |
| Among them, mean number of different health facilities posted to in past 3 years | 1.7 | |
aOther health worker cadres include emergency surgical officers and health extension practitioners
bIncludes NGO, faith-based, or mission facilities