An assessment of the knowledge, practices and resources during the delivery of malaria health care services among private health care practitioners: a cross section study in the Mid-Western Region of Uganda

Table 2 Study sample baseline characteristics

Variable	Number N = 135	Percentage
Location of facility
Rural	49	36.30
Urban	86	63.70
Interviewee gender
Male	83	61.48
Female	52	38.52
Interviewee qualification
Clinical officer	45	33.33
Nurse	52	38.52
Nursing assistant^a	15	10.83
Medical officer	12	9.17
Midwife	11	8.33
Interviewee professional position
PFP Owner	43	31.85
In-charge of facility	49	36.30
Other	43	31.85
Interviewee duration of work
> 12 months	76	56.30
< 12 and > 1 months	51	37.78
< 1 month	8	5.93

^aNon-clinical staff who Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff

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