Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristic | Group | ||
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VRa (n=91) | Control (n=88) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 37 (9) | 37 (9) | |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Male | 9 (10) | 8 (9) |
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Female | 82 (90) | 80 (91) |
| Profession, n (%) | |||
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Nurse | 43 (47) | 44 (50) |
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Nurse-midwife | 48 (53) | 44 (50) |
| Country, n (%) | |||
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Kenya | 44 (48) | 42 (48) |
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Nigeria | 47 (52) | 46 (52) |
| Wardb, n (%) | |||
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Labor or delivery ward | 62 (71) | 63 (73) |
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Postnatal ward | 15 (17) | 18 (21) |
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NBUc or NICUd | 6 (7) | 4 (5) |
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Operating theater | 4 (5) | 1 (1) |
| Years of postqualification experienceb, n (%) | |||
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<5 | 22 (24) | 26 (30) |
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5-10 | 34 (38) | 25 (28) |
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11-15 | 11 (12) | 13 (15) |
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16-20 | 11 (12) | 8 (9) |
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>20 | 12 (13) | 16 (18) |
| Prior HBBe training, n (%) | 16 (18) | 13 (15) | |
| Owns a smartphone, n (%) | 81 (89) | 82 (93) | |
aVR: virtual reality.
bParticipants with missing values were excluded from the corresponding summary (ward: n=12; years of experience: n=2).
cNBU: newborn unit.
dNICU: neonatal intensive care unit.
eHBB: Helping Babies Breathe.