Table 2 Socio-demographics characteristics of health providers and other key informants in qualitative interviews
In-depth interviews with health care providers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Midwives (N = 8) | Doctors (N = 4) | Nurses (N = 8) | TOTAL (%) (N = 20) | |
Age (years) | ||||
Under 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (20) |
32–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (15) |
35–39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 (20) |
40 + | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 (45) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 (20) |
Female | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 (80) |
Location | ||||
Urban | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 (60) |
Rural | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 (40) |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 (75) |
Christian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 (25) |
Years in the hospital/health center | ||||
< 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 (40) |
2–5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (15) |
6–10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 (20) |
10 + | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 (25) |
Years of experience | ||||
< 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 (20) |
5–9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 (35) |
10–14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 (15) |
15–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
20–24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) |
24 + | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 (25) |
Total | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 (100) |
In-depth interviews with other key informants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health system managers (N = 6) | Directors of health professional associations (N = 3) | Directors of health schools (N = 4) | Total (%) N = 13) | |
Age (years) | ||||
30–34 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 (100) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 (77) |
Female | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (23) |
Location | ||||
Urban | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 (77) |
Rural | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (23) |
Religion | ||||
Muslim | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 (85) |
Christian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (15) |
Years of experience | ||||
< 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (15) |
5–10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 (23) |
11–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (23) |
16–20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (15) |
20 + | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (23) |