Table 1 Socio-demographic and job characteristics among midwives (n = 575)
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (year)a | 38.0 (7.9) |
Spouse’s age (year)a | 42.9 (8.5) |
Married age (year)a | 25.6 (4.4) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 131 (22.8) |
 Married | 430 (74.8) |
 Divorced | 14 (2.4) |
Spouse’s job | |
 Employee | 230 (40.0) |
 Specialists-managers | 44 (7.7) |
 Self-employment | 148 (25.7) |
Income | |
 Completely sufficient | 44 (7.7) |
 Somewhat sufficient | 285 (49.6) |
 Insufficient | 246 (42.8) |
Educational level | |
 BSc | 520 (90.4) |
 Postgraduate (MSc, PhD) | 55 (9.6) |
Employment sector | |
 Public | 130 (22.6) |
 Private | 95 (16.5) |
 Health center | 350 (60.9) |
Employment status | |
 Compulsory service program | 41 (7.1) |
 Official-experimental | 18 (3.1) |
 Official-definitive | 248 (43.1) |
 Contractual | 268 (46.6) |
Years of practice | |
 > 5 years | 109 (19.0) |
 ≥ 5 years | 466 (81.0) |
Hours worked per week | |
 18 to 36 h | 55 (9.5) |
 37 to 48 h | 390 (67.8) |
 < 48 h | 130 (22.6) |
Physiological birth certificate | |
 Yes | 227 (39.5) |
 No | 348 (60.5) |