Table 1 Characteristics of interviewed health care workers
From: Health workers’ perspectives on informed consent for caesarean section in Southern Malawi
| N = 22 | |
|---|---|
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 13 (59.1) |
| Female | 9 (40.9) |
| Median age (IQR) | 30 (24–35) |
| Education (%) | |
| Midwifery student | 4 (18.2) |
| Nurse-midwife technician | 9 (40.9) |
| Registered nurse-midwife | 2 (9.1) |
| Clinical officer | 6 (27.3) |
| MD GHTM | 1 (4.5) |
| Median years of working experience (IQR) | 2 (1–8) |
| Current department (%) | |
| Labour ward | 10 (45.5) |
| Postnatal ward | 2 (9.1) |
| Antenatal clinic | 2 (9.1) |
| Operating theatre | 2 (9.1) |
| OTHER (OPD, female warda) | 6 (27.3) |