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) |