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. 2022 May 23;6:30. doi: 10.18332/ejm/146587

Table 3.

Mean scores of the midwives divided by education level and years of experience, in each subscale of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) (N=147)

Variable Autonomy/empowerment Manager support Professional recognition Skills and resources
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Mean 95 % CI
Education level
Undergraduate degree 4.04 3.88–4.19 3.31 3.12–3.50 3.75 3.60–3.90 3.91 3.80–4.01
Master’s degree 3.96 3.56–4.36 3.36 2.84–3.87 3.52 3.06–3.98 4.05 3.76–4.34
First level Master’s degree 4.15 3.87–4.43 3.13 2.62–3.64 3.49 3.21–3.78 3.74 3.45–4.02
Years of experience
<5 4.07 3.91–4.23 3.24 3.00–3.48 3.65 3.46–3.85 3.91 3.76–4.07
5–10 3.66 3.22–4.11 3.14 2.56–3.73 3.43 3.01–3.84 3.77 3.45–4.10
>10 4.12 3.91–4.32 3.37 3.12–3.63 3.76 3.56–3.96 3.93 3.79–4.06