Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants.

Variable	Category	n (N = 306)	Percentage (%)
Location of health facility	Rural	102	33.3
	Urban	204	66.7
Sex	Female	206	67.3
	Male	100	32.7
Age in years	< 30	186	60.8
	≥ 30	120	39.2
Marital status	Married	128	41.8
	Not married	178	58.2
HCP cadre
	Clinical officer /general practitioners	82	26.8
	Nurses / midwives	109	35.6
	Lab personnel	85	27.8
	Anaesthetists	30	9.8
Years of experience as HCP	< 5	173	56.5
	≥ 5	133	43.5
Level of health care facility	Health centre III	133	43.5
	Health centre IV	120	39.2
	Hospital	53	17.2
Ownership of facility	Private	136	44.4
	Private not for profit	30	9.8
	Public	140	45.7