Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the maternal providers population, Pakistan 2020 (N=452)a
| Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ≤30 | 240 (53.1) |
| 30–40 | 100 (22.1) | |
| 40–50 | 56 (12.4) | |
| ≥50 | 56 (12.4) | |
| Have you received any formal PPE training? | No | 184 (40.7) |
| Yes | 268 (59.3) | |
| Are you working >8 hours a day? | No | 216 (47.8) |
| Yes | 236 (52.2) | |
| Work experience (years) | <5 | 80 (17.7) |
| >9 | 320 (70.8) | |
| 5–9 | 52 (11.5) | |
| Maternity care provider | Midwives | 172 (40.4) |
| Obstetricians | 280 (59.6) | |
| Workplace | Public sector tertiary | 160 (35.4) |
| Secondary care | 64 (14.2) | |
| Private tertiary hospitals | 164 (36.3) | |
| Trust hospitals | 64 (14.2) | |
| Highest educational degree | Bachelor’s | 72 (15.9) |
| Fellow | 176 (38.9) | |
| Master’s | 116 (25.7) | |
| Student | 88 (19.5) | |
| Source of information on COVID-19 you use the most | Government sites and media | 60 (13.3) |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | 256 (56.6) | |
| Journals | 12 (2.7) | |
| News media | 44 (9.7) | |
| Social media | 80 (17.7) | |
| Knowledge score, mean ± SD, range | 10.62±1.33 | 7.00–13.00 |
| Practice score, mean ± SD, range | 55.10±7.54 | 28.00– 65.00 |
| Knowledge type | Adequate | 384 (85.0) |
| Inadequate | 68 (15.0) | |
| Practice type | Good | 356 (78.8) |
| Poor | 96 (21.2) |
a
Values are number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. PPE: personal protective equipment.