Table 3 Characteristics of health care providers and their training, by provider type
Characteristic* | Doctors (n = 82) | Midwives (n = 142) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Location of work (%) | |||
Comprehensive health center | 7.3 | 7.8 | 0.479 |
District hospital | 26.0 | 34.5 | |
Provincial hospital | 43.9 | 43.0 | |
Regional hospital | 10.9 | 7.8 | |
Specialized hospital | 12.2 | 7.0 | |
Years of experience offering emergency obstetric and newborn care: mean (SD) | 6.5 (5.5) | 5.9 (6.8) | 0.781 |
Has received any training in newborn resuscitation (%) | 80.8 | 82.7 | 0.718 |
Type of training received on newborn resuscitation (%) a | |||
Pre-service | 35.4 | 59.2 | 0.001 |
In-service | 79.1 | 65.9 | 0.162 |
Confidence in performing newborn resuscitation (%) | |||
Very confident | 75.4 | 82.7 | 0.232 |
Somewhat confident (needs coaching) | 18.8 | 9.8 | |
Not confident | 5.8 | 7.5 |