Table 2.

Characteristics of healthcare providers (N = 45) who participated in the qualitative study from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

Participants details	Kenya	Nigeria	South Africa	Total
	n = 15	n = 15	n = 15	n = 45
Professions
Doctorsa	6	6	5	17
Nurses	1	4	1	6
Midwivesb	6	2	6	14
Administrativec	2	3	3	8
Gender
Male	7	5	7	19
Female	8	10	8	26
Professional years of experience	Range 2-13 years	Range 1-30 years	Range 0.5-20 years

^a Doctors include general medical doctors, interns, obstetricians/ gynaecologists.

^b Midwives include midwives, nurse-midwives, advanced midwives.

^c All administrative participants had medical background Administrators include in-charge, Head of school, in-patient coordinator).