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Table 3 Characteristics of the study population

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care providers trained in responding to violence against women: a pre- and post-intervention study

 

Aurangabad N (%)

Miraj- Sangli N (%)

Full sample

N (%)

p- value

Sex

 Male

27 (30.0%)

33 (29.7%)

60 (29.9%)

0.967

 Female

63 (70.0%)

78 (70.3%)

141 (70.1%)

 

Name of department

 Gynecology

35 (38.9%)

48 (43.2%)

83 (41.3%)

0.034

 Medicine

40 (44.4%)

33 (29.7%)

73 (36.3%)

 

 Casualty

8 (8.9%)

24 (21.6%)

32 (15.9%)

 

 Other*

7 (7.8%)

6 (5.4%)

13 (6.5%)

 

Job within facility

 Medical doctor

32 (35.6%)

51 (45.9%)

83 (41.3%)

0.101

 Nurse and Nursing Assistant

53 (58.9%)

56 (50.4%)

109 (54.3%)

 

 Others**

5 (5.6%)

4 (3.6%)

9 (4.4%)

 

Age

 Less than 25 years old

9 (10.0%)

8 (7.2%)

17 (8.4%)

0.848

 25–34 years old

46 (51.1%)

58 (52.3%)

104 (51.7%)

 

 35–44 years old

19 (21.1%)

23 (20.7%)

42 (20.8%)

 

 45 years or older

16 (17.8%)

22 (19.8%)

38 (18.9%)

 

Total N (% of full sample)

90 (44.8%)

111 (55.2%)

201 (100%)

 
  1. * A total of n = 13 participants were working in other departments at the time of the training (surgery and psychiatry), but were included in the training as they were nurses who rotated into the relevant departments.**Others include social workers and clinical department helpers