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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic, professional and work-related characteristics (Survey finding)

From: Lessons learned through respectful maternity care training and its implementation in Ethiopia: an interventional mixed methods study

Variables

 

n (%)

Affiliation (hospital)

Hospital I

24 (37.5)

Hospital II

23 (35.9)

Hospital III

17 (26.6)

Gender

Female

44 (68.8)

Male

20 (31.2)

Age (years)

22–29

44 (73.3)

30–38

16 (26.7)

Median (IQR)

27 (5)

Place of residence

Same town where hospital is located

53 (82.8)

Different town

11 (17.2)

Monthly income (in birr)a

2700–4200

25 (41.7)

 

4201–5500

23 (38.3)

 

> 5500

12 (20.0)

 

Median (IQR)

4600 (1642.5)

Marital status

Single

24 (37.5)

Married

40 (62.5)

Religion

Christian Orthodox

33 (51.5)

Christian Protestant

24 (37.5)

Muslim

3 (4.7)

Other

4 (6.3)

Ethnicity

Sidama

139 (70.2)

Wolayita

17 (8.6)

Amhara

13 (6.6)

Oromo

7 (3.5)

Other

22 (11.1)

Current profession

Midwife

51 (79.7)

General practitioner

4 (6.3)

Integrated emergency surgical officer

4 (6.3)

Nurse

3 (4.7)

Health officer

2 (3.1)

Service duration as health professional (in years)

< 2

14 (21.9)

2–5

18 (28.1)

> 5

32 (50)

Service duration in current hospital (in years)

< 2

25 (39.1)

2–5

26 (40.6)

> 5

13 (20.3)

Usual number of night duties per week

≤2

24 (37.5)

3

23 (35.9)

≥4

17 (26.6)

  1. a1USD ~ 27 Br (Average between March and April 2018)