Table 1.
Description of curricula, professional activity and professional structure among midwives, nurses and physicians, Côte d’Ivoire, DOD-CI study, 2018 (n = 895)
| Midwives (n = 298) | Nurses (n = 308) | Physicians (n = 289) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Education and professional experience | ||||||
| Main activity | ||||||
| Generalist | 0 | 0.0 | 162 | 52.6 | 176 | 60.9 |
| Specialista | 298 | 100.0 | 146 | 47.4 | 113 | 39.1 |
| Years of professional practice | ||||||
| ≤ 3 years | 211 | 70.8 | 184 | 59.7 | 74 | 25.6 |
| ≥ 4 years | 87 | 29.2 | 124 | 40.3 | 215 | 74.4 |
| Has already received specific training on HIV | ||||||
| Yes | 174 | 58.4 | 155 | 50.3 | 183 | 63.3 |
| No | 124 | 41.6 | 153 | 49.7 | 106 | 36.7 |
| Activities and services within the structure | ||||||
| Average number of patients cared for by the healthcare professional per day | ||||||
| ≤ 9 | 66 | 22.1 | 70 | 22.7 | 49 | 17.0 |
| 10–19 | 130 | 43.6 | 111 | 36.0 | 138 | 47.8 |
| ≥ 20 | 102 | 34.2 | 127 | 41.2 | 102 | 35.3 |
| Type of health facility | ||||||
| Hospital | 141 | 47.3 | 175 | 56.8 | 146 | 50.5 |
| Health center | 143 | 48.0 | 111 | 36.0 | 47 | 16.3 |
| Medical office or clinic | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 54 | 18.7 |
| Other structure | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 6.2 | 42 | 14.5 |
| Presence of a voluntary HIV-testing center | ||||||
| Yes | 193 | 65.6 | 178 | 62.9 | 180 | 69 |
| No | 89 | 30.3 | 93 | 32.9 | 69 | 26.4 |
| Don’t know | 12 | 4.1 | 12 | 4.2 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Presence of community HIV counselors | ||||||
| Yes | 127 | 42.6 | 121 | 39.3 | 100 | 34.6 |
| No | 149 | 50.0 | 173 | 56.2 | 167 | 57.8 |
| Don’t know | 22 | 7.4 | 14 | 4.5 | 22 | 7.6 |
| Presence of an ARV prescription service | ||||||
| Yes | 193 | 65.6 | 178 | 62.9 | 180 | 69.0 |
| No | 89 | 30.3 | 93 | 32.9 | 69 | 26.4 |
| Don’t know | 12 | 4.1 | 12 | 4.2 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Satisfaction with available equipment and premises | ||||||
| Very poorly/poorly equipped | 147 | 49.3 | 174 | 56.5 | 117 | 40.4 |
| Very good/well equipped | 151 | 50.7 | 134 | 43.5 | 141 | 59.5 |
| Opinion regarding confidentiality within the structure | ||||||
| Confidentiality guaranteed | 294 | 98.7 | 296 | 96.1 | 271 | 93.8 |
| Confidentiality not guaranteed | 4 | 1.3 | 9 | 2.9 | 16 | 5.5 |
| Don’t know | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Department | ||||||
| Abidjan | 83 | 27.9 | 70 | 22.7 | 183 | 63.3 |
| Urban departments | 58 | 19.5 | 68 | 22.1 | 37 | 12.8 |
| Rural departments | 157 | 52.7 | 170 | 55.2 | 69 | 23.9 |
| Opinions and perceptions | ||||||
| Belief that offering HIV testing systematically to any patient in medical consultation is | ||||||
| Very useful | 138 | 46.3 | 135 | 43.8 | 87 | 30.1 |
| Useful | 154 | 51.7 | 146 | 47.4 | 154 | 53.3 |
| No opinion | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.1 |
| Useless | 3 | 1.0 | 17 | 5.5 | 42 | 14.5 |
| Belief that HIV testing requires more caution in obtaining consent than other tests | ||||||
| Yes | 275 | 92.3 | 289 | 93.8 | 249 | 86.2 |
| No | 22 | 7.4 | 17 | 5.5 | 40 | 13.8 |
| Don’t know | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Knows an HIV-infected relative (excluding patients) | ||||||
| Yes | 159 | 53.4 | 209 | 67.9 | 223 | 77.2 |
| No | 139 | 46.6 | 99 | 32.1 | 66 | 22.8 |
aSpecialized adult, prenatal, postnatal and family planning, pediatric, hospitalization and other consultations