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Table 1 Percent distribution of health providers according to type of facility, by select characteristics

From: Factors related to the practice of vacuum-assisted birth: findings from provider interviews in Kigoma, Tanzania

 

Total n = 297

Hospitals n = 159

Health centers n = 138

p-value

Total

100.0

53.5

46.5

 

Professional category

 AMOs / MDs

13.5

11.3

15.9

0.016

 COs

10.4

6.3

15.2

 

 NOs / ANOs / RNs

32.0

37.7

25.4

 

 Enrolled nurses

44.1

44.7

43.5

 

Sex

 Male

45.9

36.1

57.2

< 0.001

 Female

54.1

63.9

42.8

 

Age

 21–29

41.2

34.2

49.3

0.009

 30–39

22.3

24.7

19.6

 

 40–49

21.6

27.8

14.5

 

 50–60

14.9

13.3

16.7

 

Years since qualification

  < 4 years

26.7

18.3

37.1

0.006

 5–7 years

29.6

33.3

25.0

 

 8–14 years

20.6

22.9

17.7

 

 15–37 years

23.1

25.5

20.2

 

Pre- and in-service training in VE

 Pre-service only

21.2

25.8

15.9

0.001

 In-service only

14.8

5.1

9.8

 

 Both pre- and in-service

42.4

47.8

36.2

 

 Unspecified training

1.3

0.0

2.9

 

 None

20.2

17.0

23.9

 

Knowledge score

 Lower 74%

74.7

79.9

68.8

0.029

 Top 25%

25.3

20.1

31.2

 

Attitudinal score

 Perceived more barriers

74.1

78.6

68.8

0.055

 Perceived fewer barriers

25.9

21.4

31.2

 

Administrative Council

 Kigoma Municipality

19.2

29.6

7.2

< 0.001

 Other councils

80.8

70.4

92.9

 

Performed VE last 3 months

 Yes

30.6

21.4

41.3

< 0.001

 No

69.4

78.6

58.7

 
  1. AMOs assistant medical officers, MDs medical doctors, COs clinical officers, NOs nurse officers, ANOs assistant nurse officers, RNs registered nurses, VE vacuum extraction