Beyond the “information deficit model” - understanding vaccine-hesitant attitudes of midwives in Austria: a qualitative study

Table 1 Breakdown of age and employment position of participants

Age Distribution		Employment Position
20–29 years	1	Independent midwives (I_M)	6
30–19 years	2	Attending midwives (A_M)^a	2
40–49 years	4	SHI-contracted midwives (SHI_M)^b	4
50–59 years	5	Hospital-based midwives^c	0
	12		12

^aBoth attending midwives also worked as independent midwives.
^bOf the four midwives who upheld contracts directly with the SHI, three also worked as independent midwives.
^cHospital-based (attending) midwives who do not also work independently were not included in this study

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