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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants

From: Large-scale implementation of electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (eIMCI) at the primary care level in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study on health worker perception of its medical content, usability and impact on antibiotic prescription and resistance

Characteristic

Number of HW N(%)

N = 21

Sex (Female)

13 (62)

Age

 - 30–39 years

14 (67)

 - 40–49 years

6 (29)

 - 50–59 years

1 (5)

Professionsa

 - Health officer (HO)

6 (29)

 - Birth attendant (BA)

7 (33)

 - Midwife (MW)

1 (5)

 - Licensed nurse (LN)

1 (5)

 - Registered nurse (RN)

6 (29)

IMCI and/or REC training

 - None

2 (10)

 - REC 2 days

2 (10)

 - IMCI 6 days + REC 2 days

6 (29)

 - IMCI 11 days + REC 2 days

9 (43)

 - Missing data

2 (10)

Electronic knowledge

21 (100.0)

 - Personal use of smartphone

14 (67)

 - Tablets

0 (0.0)

 - Computer

1 (5)

 - None

1 (5)

 - Missing data

5 (24)

Duration of REC use

 - Since 2010

1 (5)

 - Since 2013

1 (5)

 - Since 2014

4 (19)

 - Since 2015

8 (38)

 - Since 2016

1 (5)

 - Missing data

6 (29)

  1. aNumber of years of education required for these professions (in addition to the 6 years of primary school):
  2. Health officer (HO): 2 years of training on primary health care
  3. Birth attendant (BA): 2 years of training on maternal health
  4. Midwife: 4 years of secondary school and 2 years of training on curative care
  5. Licensed practical nurse (LN): 4 years of secondary school and 3 years of training on maternal health
  6. Registered nurse (RN): 4 years of secondary school and 3 years of training on curative care
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