Table 1 Summary of descriptive statistics of participants (n = 126)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Profession | ||
• Midwives | 87 | 69.0 |
• Physician | 39 | 31.0 |
Sex | ||
• Male | 26 | 20.6 |
• Female | 100 | 79.4 |
Age | ||
• 20–25 years | 22 | 17.5 |
• 26–30 year | 56 | 44.4 |
• 31–35 years | 22 | 17.5 |
• 36–40 year | 12 | 9.5 |
• 41–45 years | 1 | .8 |
• 46–50 year | 3 | 2.4 |
• 51 year and above | 10 | 7.9 |
Marital Status | ||
• Married | 67 | 53.2 |
• Single | 50 | 39.7 |
• Divorced | 1 | .8 |
• Widowed | 8 | 6.3 |
Qualification | ||
• Certificate | 19 | 15.1 |
• Diploma | 68 | 54.0 |
• First Degree | 25 | 19.8 |
• Post graduate | 14 | 11.1 |
Years of service | ||
• Less than 1 year | 25 | 19.8 |
• 1–2 years | 54 | 42.8 |
• 3–4 years | 27 | 21.4 |
• 5–6 years | 6 | 4.8 |
• 7–8 years | 6 | 4.8 |
• 9–10 years | 1 | .8 |
• 11 years and above | 7 | 5.6 |
Unit of Work | ||
• Antenatal care | 26 | 20.6 |
• Labour ward | 54 | 42.9 |
• Lying in ward | 14 | 11.1 |
• Post natal unit | 7 | 5.6 |
• All units | 25 | 19.8 |
Type of Health Facility | ||
a) Regional hospital | 38 | 30.2 |
b) District government hospital | 42 | 33.3 |
➢ Oda hospital | 24 | 19.0 |
➢ Nsawam hospital | 18 | 14.3 |
c) District mission hospital | 46 | 36.5 |
➢ St. Joseph hospital | 26 | 20.6 |
➢ St. Martin hospital | 20 | 15.9 |