Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the health care workers (n = 190)

Total		Count (n)	Percent (%)
Total		190	100
Gender	Male	9	4.8
Gender	Female	179	95.2
Age group	20–29	12	7.8
	30–39	32	20.8
	40–49	45	29.2
	50–59	51	33.1
	≥ 60	14	9.1
Province	Gauteng	12	6.6
	Mpumalanga	16	8.8
	Western Cape	21	11.6
	Eastern Cape	23	12.7
	Northern Cape	27	14.9
	Free State	24	13.3
	Kwazulu-Natal	17	9.4
	Limpopo	26	14.4
	North-West	15	8.3
Type of facility where the nurses and midwives work	Clinic	147	81.2
Type of facility where the nurses and midwives work	CHC	34	18.8
Facility Setting where the nurses and midwives work	Urban	53	28.3
Facility Setting where the nurses and midwives work	Rural	134	71.7
Current position of the nurses and midwives at the facility where they work	Registered Midwife	57	30.0
	Registered Nurse/Staff Nurse/Enrolled Nurse	104	54.7
	Other: nurses who are neither registered midwives or nurses	29	15.3
Years of experience	1–5 years	49	28.0
	6–10 years	46	26.3
	11–15 years	27	15.4
	16–20 years	15	8.6
	21–30 years	34	19.4
	≥ 31 years	4	2.3
Educational background	Degree in Nursing	48	27.0
Educational background	Diploma in Nursing and Other: nurses with less than a degree or diploma qualification	130	73.7

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