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. 2022 Jun 28;20:77. doi: 10.1186/s12961-022-00881-8

Table 4.

Descriptive statistics of constructs

Variables Freq %
Facility ownership
 Private facility 106 20.9
 Government facility 330 65.1
 Mission facility 25 4.9
 Quasi facility 46 9.1
Type of location
 Urban 414 83.1
 Rural 84 16.9
Respondent sex
 Male 28 5.5
 Female 481 94.5
Marital status of respondent
 Currently married 164 50.0
 Living together 14 4.3
 Widowed 2 0.6
 Divorced 7 2.1
 Separated 6 1.8
 Never married 125 38.1
 Don’t know 10 3.0
Highest education obtained
 Certificate 169 33.3
 Diploma 221 43.6
 First degree 90 17.8
 Masters (MA, Mphil, etc.) 11 2.2
 PhD 1 0.2
 Other 15 2.9
Religious affiliation
 Christian 462 92.4
 Islamic 23 4.6
 Traditional/other 15 3.0
Years of practice
 Less than 5 years 228 45.5
 5–10 years 191 38.1
 11–15 years 35 7.0
 16–20 years 17 3.4
 Above 20 years 30 6.0
Years spent at facility
 Less than 5 years 376 73.4
 5–10 years 104 20.3
 11–15 years 20 3.9
 16–20 years 9 1.8
 Above 20 years 3 0.6
Patient load
 Less than 20 patients 250 48.8
 20 to 40 patients 160 31.3
 41–60 patients 71 13.9
 61–80 patients 11 2.1
 More than 80 patients 20 3.9
Years of licensure
 Less than 5 years 231 47.8
 5–10 years 177 36.6
 11–15 years 28 5.8
 16–20 years 19 3.9
 Above 20 years 28 5.8
Patient work hours per day
 8 h and less 266 79.9
 More than 8 h 67 20.1
Unit assigned to
 ANC 60 13.2
 Child Welfare Clinic 162 35.5
 Delivery 92 20.2
 PNC 142 31.1

Source Authors computation based on field data

aNon responses are excluded from the percentage determinations