Table 2.
Background characteristics of maternal health workers in public health facilities of West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia (N=41)
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
Sex of the provider | ||
Male | 25 | 61 |
Female | 16 | 39 |
Median age (range) | 29.0 (23–36 years) | |
Median experience (range) | 3.0 (1–12 years) | |
Training received on | ||
ANC screening | 22 | 53.7 |
Counselling | 21 | 51.2 |
BEmONC | 27 | 65.9 |
Hypertension management | 20 | 48.8 |
HIV/PMTCT | 32 | 78 |
CRC | 18 | 43.9 |
Personally supervised by the supervisor in the last 3 months | ||
Yes | 15 | 36.6 |
No | 26 | 63.4 |
ANC, antenatal care; BEmONC, basic emergency obstetrics and newborn care; CRC, compassionate and respectful care; PMTCT, prevention of mother-to-child transmission.