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Table 5 Characteristics of antenatal care providers interviewed (N = 65)

From: Supply-side dimensions and dynamics of integrating HIV testing and counselling into routine antenatal care: a facility assessment from Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Age (mean/median/range)

39.2/37.9/13–60

Female

78.5 %

Marital status

 

 Married/Co-habitating

49.2 %

 Single

38.5 %

 Widowed/divorced/separated

10.8 %

Designation

 

 Assistant medical officer, 5 years of clinical training

1.5 %

 Clinical officer, 3 years of clinical training

6.2 %

 Assistant clinical officer, 3 years of clinical training

1.5 %

 Assistant nursing officer

1.5 %

 Registered nurse, 4 years of nursing training

15.4 %

 Enrolled nurse, 3 years of nursing training

55.4 %

 Medical assistant, secondary school

15.4 %

 Health assistant, secondary school

3.1 %

Received in-service training

 

 On HIV/AIDS

58.5 %

 On Focused ANC

31.3 %

Number of years as health worker (mean/median/range)

14.1/11.0/0–39

Number of years employed at this health center (mean/median/range)

6.4/3.5/0–29

Number of previous postings (mean/median/range)

1.6/1.0/0–7

Travel time between home and facility, in minutes (mean/median/range)

14.6/7.0/2–90