Table 1 Socio-demographics of participants
Variables, n (%) | All, 1000 (100%) | Untrained, 290 (29%) | Trained, 710 (71%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 253 (25.3) | 59 (20.3) | 194 (27.3) | |
Female | 747 (74.7) | 231 (79.7) | 516 (72.7) | 0.021 |
Marital status | ||||
Married/Cohabitating | 588 (58.8) | 152 (52.4) | 436 (61.4) | |
Single | 368 (36.8) | 130 (44.8) | 238 (33.5) | |
Divorced | 10 (1.0) | 2 (0.7) | 8 (1.1) | |
Widow (er) | 34 (3.4) | 6 (2.1) | 28 (3.9) | 0.006 |
Age category | ||||
20–29 | 229 (22.9) | 115 (39.7) | 114 (16.1) | |
30–39 | 379 (37.9) | 114 (39.3) | 265 (37.3) | |
40–49 | 279 (27.9) | 48 (16.6) | 231 (32.5) | |
≥50 | 113 (11.3) | 13 (4.5) | 100 (14.1) | < 0.001 |
Type of health facility | ||||
Public | 640 (64.0) | 201 (69.3) | 439 (61.8) | |
Private | 200 (20.0) | 56 (19.3) | 144 (20.3) | |
Faith-Based | 160 (16.0) | 33 (11.4) | 127 (17.9) | 0.025 |
Category of health facility | ||||
Level 1 (High) | 111 (11.1) | 28 (9.7) | 83 (11.7) | |
Level 2 (Medium) | 411 (41.1) | 130 (44.8) | 281 (39.6) | |
Level 3 (Lowest) | 478 (47.8) | 132 (45.5) | 346 (48.7) | 0.273 |
Employment status | ||||
Permanent | 780 (78.0) | 178 (61.4) | 602 (84.8) | |
On internship | 93 (9.3) | 51 (17.6) | 42 (5.9) | |
Temporary | 127 (12.7) | 61 (21.0) | 66 (9.3) | < 0.001 |
Grade | ||||
Specialists | 184 (18.4) | 47 (16.2) | 137 (19.3) | |
General Practitioners (GP) | 54 (5.4) | 18 (6.2) | 36 (5.1) | |
Registered nurses | 209 (20.9) | 45 (15.5) | 164 (23.1) | |
Midwives | 157 (15.7) | 31 (10.7) | 126 (17.7) | |
Nurse-aids | 249 (24.9) | 103 (35.5) | 146 (20.6) | |
Medical technicians | 147 (14.7) | 46 (15.9) | 101 (14.2) | < 0.001 |
Location | ||||
Urban | 630 (63.0) | 177 (61.0) | 453 (63.8) | |
Semi-urban | 185 (18.5) | 61 (21.0) | 124 (17.5) | |
Rural | 185 (18.5) | 52 (17.9) | 133 (18.7) | 0.419 |
Years of work | ||||
1–9 years | 526 (52.6) | 212 (73.1) | 314 (44.2) | |
10–19 years | 323 (32.3) | 61 (21.0) | 262 (36.9) | |
≥20 years | 151 (15.1) | 17 (5.9) | 134 (18.9) | < 0.001 |
Longevity at PMTCT | ||||
0 years | 207 (20.7) | 102 (35.2) | 105 (14.8) | |
1–9 years | 150 (15.0) | 64 (22.1) | 86 (12.1) | |
10–19 years | 156 (15.6) | 34 (11.7) | 122 (17.2) | |
≥20 years | 487 (48.7) | 90 (31.0) | 397 (55.9) | < 0.001 |
Level of education | ||||
Elementary | 34 (3.4) | 9 (3.1) | 25 (3.5) | |
Secondary | 229 (22.9) | 65 (22.4) | 164 (23.1) | |
High school | 466 (46.6) | 130 (44.8) | 336 (47.3) | |
University/Postgraduate | 271 (27.1) | 86 (29.7) | 185 (26.1) | 0.704 |
Trained others? | ||||
No | 424 (42.4) | 284 (97.9) | 140 (19.7) | |
Yes | 576 (57.6) | 6 (2.1) | 570 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Have the means to apply what you were trained to do? | ||||
No | 391 (39.1) | 239 (82.4) | 152 (21.4) | |
Yes | 609 (60.9) | 51 (17.6) | 558 (78.6) | < 0.001 |
Conducive environment to carry out PMTCT of HIV? | ||||
No | 371 (37.1) | 158 (54.5) | 213 (30.0) | |
Yes | 629 (62.9) | 132 (45.5) | 497 (70.0) | < 0.001 |
Received training hand-outs? | ||||
No | 469 (46.9) | 280 (96.6) | 189 (26.6) | |
Yes | 531 (53.1) | 10 (3.4) | 521 (73.4) | < 0.001 |
Working in PMTCT services | ||||
No | 201 (20.1) | 94 (32.4) | 107 (15.1) | |
Yes | 799 (79.9) | 196 (67.6) | 603 (84.9) | < 0.001 |