Table 1.
Characteristics of providers
| No. | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Facility type | ||
| Govt. Hospital | 30 | (61.2) |
| Govt. Health Center | 13 | (26.5) |
| Mission Hospital | 6 | (12.2) |
| Position | ||
| Clinical officer | 7 | (14.3) |
| Nurse/Midwife | 25 | (51.0) |
| Support staff | 17 | (34.6) |
| Female | 35 | (71.4) |
| Age | ||
| Less than 30 years | 9 | (18.4) |
| 30 to 39 years | 21 | (42.9) |
| 40 or more years | 19 | (38.8) |
| Current marital status | ||
| Single | 5 | (10.6) |
| Married | 39 | (83.0) |
| Widowed | 3 | (6.4) |
| Number of children | ||
| 0 to 2 | 15 | (31.9) |
| 3 or 4 | 21 | (44.7) |
| 5 or more | 11 | (23.4) |
| Highest education | ||
| Less than College | 17 | (34.7) |
| College and above | 32 | (65.3) |
| From Migori County | 29 | (59.2) |
| Length of stay in Migori County | ||
| less than 10 years | 14 | (28.6) |
| 10 to 20 years | 11 | (22.4) |
| More than 20 years | 24 | (49.0) |
| Years as a provider | ||
| 0 to 5 years | 18 | (36.7) |
| 6 to 10 years | 13 | (26.5) |
| More than 10 years | 18 | (36.7) |
| Number of days worked per week | ||
| 5 or fewer days | 37 | (77.1) |
| More than 5 days | 11 | (22.9) |
| Number of hours working per day | ||
| 8 or fewer hours | 25 | (52.1) |
| 9 to 10 h | 13 | (27.1) |
| More than 10 h | 10 | (20.8) |
| Ever had training on how to better interact with patients | ||
| No | 44 | (89.8) |
| Yes | 5 | (10.2) |
| Total | 49 | (100.0) |