Factors associated with health care provider knowledge on abortion care in Ethiopia, a further analysis on emergency obstetric and newborn care assessment 2016 data

Table 1 Health care providers’ demographics characteristics and professional experiences (n = 3800)

National	Providers interviewed
National	3800	100
Health worker cadre
MD (general practitioner)	4	0
Midwife (BSc or diploma)	3193	84
Nurse (BSc or diploma)	456	12
Health officer	143	4
Other^a	4	0
Facility type
Referral/specialized hospitals	30	1
General hospitals	103	3
Primary hospitals	160	4
MCH specialty centers	23	1
Health centers	3455	91
MCH specialty clinics	16	0
Higher clinics	13	0
Managing authority
Public/government	3658	96
Private-for-profit	83	2
Private-not-for-profit^b	59	2
Characteristics
Sex
Female	2409	63
Male	1391	37
Mean age (in years)	25.7
Professional experience
Mean number of deliveries attended in past month	19.3
Mean number of years at current facility	2.0
Mean number of years since receiving professional qualification	3.2
Number of providers who have had qualification for ≥3 years	1634
Among them, mean number of different health facilities posted to in past 3 years	1.7

^aOther health worker cadres include emergency surgical officers and health extension practitioners
^bIncludes NGO, faith-based, or mission facilities

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