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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Primary healthcare worker knowledge related to prenatal and immediate newborn care: a cross sectional study in Masindi, Uganda

Variable

Frequency n(%)

Cadre of health worker

 

  Nursing assistant

71(38.8)

  General Nurse

72(39.3)

  Midwife

40(21.9)

Years of experience

 

  0 - 8 yrs

125(68.3)

  9 - 16 yrs

44(24.0)

  17 - 23 yrs

11(6.0)

  24 - 32 yrs

3(1.7)

Gender

 

  Male

11(6.0)

  Female

172(94.0)

Deployment/Health facility

 

  HC level II/III

111(60.7)

  HC level IV/Hospital

72(39.3)

Assignment

 

  ANC/FP/ANC

66(36.1)

  Other units

117(63.9)