Table 1 Percent distribution of providers according to health worker cadre, facility type, and managing authority, and distribution of providers according to demographic and professional characteristics, 1 Ethiopia
Providers interviewed | Characteristics | Professional experience | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Mean age (in years) | Mean number of deliveries attended in past month | Mean number of years at current facility | Mean number of years since receiving professional qualification | ||||
n | % | Female | Male | |||||
National | 3800 | 100 | 63 | 37 | 25.7 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
Health worker cadre | ||||||||
MD (general practitioner) | 4 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 36.3 | 24.5 | 1.8 | 9.7 |
Midwife (BSc) | 407 | 11 | 37 | 63 | 25.8 | 21.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
Midwife (Diploma) | 2786 | 73 | 74 | 26 | 25.5 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
Nurse (BSc) | 86 | 2 | 42 | 58 | 28.1 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
Nurse (Diploma) | 370 | 10 | 35 | 65 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 4.6 |
Health officer | 143 | 4 | 25 | 76 | 25.8 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
Other2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 32.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
Facility type | ||||||||
Referral/specialized hospitals | 30 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 27.8 | 25.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
General hospitals | 103 | 3 | 68 | 32 | 28.4 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
Primary hospitals | 160 | 4 | 48 | 52 | 26.7 | 18.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
MCH specialty centers | 23 | 1 | 87 | 13 | 31.0 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
Health centers | 3455 | 91 | 64 | 36 | 25.5 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
MCH specialty clinics | 16 | 0 | 69 | 31 | 28.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
Higher clinics | 13 | 0 | 69 | 31 | 28.3 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
Managing authority | ||||||||
Public/government | 3658 | 96 | 63 | 37 | 25.6 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
Private-for-profit | 83 | 2 | 82 | 18 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
Private-not-for-profit3 | 59 | 2 | 66 | 34 | 29.6 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 |