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Table 2 Background characteristics of the study sample (N = 907)

From: Maternal health care professionals’ experiences and views on the use of obstetric ultrasound in Rwanda: A cross-sectional study

Variablea

All health professionals

Physicians in hospitals

(P-H)

Midwives/nurses in hospitals

(MN-H)

Nurses/midwives in health centres

(NM-HC)

 

N = 907 (100%)

n = 251 (27.7%)

n = 333 (36.7%)

n = 323 (35.6%)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

907 (100)

251 (100)

333 (100)

323 (100)

 Male

358 (39.5)

189 (75.3)

59 (17.7)

110 (34.1)

 Female

549 (60.5)

62 (24.7)

274 (82.3)

213 (65.9)

Age, years

904 (99.7)

248 (98.8)

333 (100)

323 (100)

 Mean; SDb

35.0; 7.8

33.7; 9.1

34.6; 7.1

36.5; 8.1

 Min-Max

21–68

22–68

22–60

21–68

Marital status

905 (99.8)

251 (100)

332 (99.7)

322 (99.7)

 Married

619 (68.2)

123 (49.0)

257 (77.4)

239 (74.2)

 Cohabiting

10 (1.1)

1 (0.3)

9 (2.8)

 Separated/Divorced

4 (0.4)

3 (0.9)

1 (0.3)

 Widowed

19 (2.1)

3 (1.2)

6 (1.8)

10 (3.1)

 Not married/Single

253 (28.0)

125 (49.8)

65 (19.6)

63 (19.6)

Having children

894 (98.6)

248 (98.8)

328 (98.5)

318 (98.5)

 Yes

615 (68.8)

112 (45.2)

251 (76.5)

252 (79.2)

 No

279 (31.2)

136 (54.8)

77 (23.5)

66 (20.8)

Years in profession

907 (100)

251 (100)

333 (100)

323 (100)

 Mean; SDb

6.3; 6.2

4.7; 6.1

5.1; 4.1

8.8; 7.2

 Min-max

0–44

0–39

0–27

0–44

Years in health care

905 (99.8)

250 (99.6)

333 (100)

322 (99.7)

 Mean; SDb

8.9; 7.3

6.1; 6.8

9.2; 6.6

10.7; 7.7

 Min-max

0–44

0–39

0–39

0–44

Public/private health care

904 (99.7)

250 (99.6)

331 (99.4)

323 (100)

 Public

702 (77.7)

199 (79.6)

245 (74.0)

258 (79.9)

 Private

71 (7.9)

23 (9.2)

44 (13.3)

4 (1.2)

 Both public and private

131 (14.5)

28 (11.2)

42 (12.7)

61 (18.9)

Area of health facility

907 (100)

251 (100)

333 (100)

323 (100)

 Kigalic

283 (31.2)

80 (31.9)

133 (39.9)

70 (21.7)

 Other areasd

624 (68.8)

171 (68.1)

200 (60.1)

253 (78.3)

Provision of maternity servicese

 Antenatal care

647 (71.3)

194 (77.3)

177 (53.2)

276 (85.4)

 Intrapartum care

775 (85.4)

227 (90.4)

275 (82.6)

273 (84.5)

 Postpartum care

722 (79.6)

217 (86.5)

254 (76.3)

251 (77.7)

 Do not currently provide maternity care

70 (7.7)

22 (8.8)

26 (7.8)

22 (6.8)

Performing ultrasoundf

906 (99.9)

250 (99.6)

333 (100)

323 (100)

 Yes

293 (32.3)

239 (95.6)

54 (16.2)

0

 No

613 (67.7)

11 (4.4)

279 (83.8)

323 (100)

  1. aThe denominator in all calculations is the total number included in each category of health professional
  2. bSD = Standard Deviation
  3. cAll levels of health facilities in the area around Kigali (n = 29)
  4. dAll levels of health facilities in the area outside Kigali (n = 79)
  5. eItem in questionnaire: “Which of the following maternity services do you provide? (Please tick all that apply)”
  6. fPerforming ultrasound examinations