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Table 3 Percentage of practitioners reporting providing services to unmarried male and female youth according to provider characteristics

From: Healthcare practitioners experiences in delivering sexual and reproductive health services to unmarried adolescent clients in Jordan: results from a cross-sectional survey

 

Percent of HCPs having seen at least one female youth (n = 578)

Percent of HCPs having seen at least one male youth (n = 578)

Percent of HCPs having seen at least one youth (n = 578)

Number of Practitioners

Yes % (N)

No % (N)

p-value

Yes % (N)

No % (N)

p-value

Yes % (N)

No % (N)

p-value

Age

 18–24

81.25%(39)

18.75% (9)

0.024

41.67% (20)

58.33%(28)

0.777

83.33%(40)

16.67% (8)

0.026

 25–35

60.21%(171)

39.79%(113)

36.97%(105)

63.03%(179)

63.73%(181)

36.27%(103)

 36–45

58.28%(95)

41.72%(68)

36.20%(59)

63.8%(104)

62.58%(102)

37.42%(61)

 46 or older

66.67%(54)

33.33%(27)

41.98%(34)

58.02%(47)

71.6%(58)

28.4% (23)

Gender

 Male

52.73%(58)

42.27%(52)

0.022

63.64%(70)

36.36%(40)

< 0.001

69.09%(76)

30.91%(34)

0.460

 Female

64.53%(302)

35.47%(166)

31.84%(149)

68.16%(319)

65.38%(306)

34.62%(162)

Marital Status

 Married

59.91%(275)

40.09%(184)

0.060

36.38%(167)

63.62%(292)

0.254

64.09%(296)

35.51%(163)

0.234

 Single

71.93%(82)

28.07%(32)

42.98%(49)

57.02%(65)

72.81%(83)

27.19%(31)

Facility Type

 Maternal Child Health Center

59%(141)

41%(98)

0.191

27.62%(66)

72.38%(173)

< 0.001

61.51%(147)

38.49%(92)

0.1

 Primary/Comprehensive Care Center

64.02%(210)

35.98%(118)

45.12%(148)

54.88%(180)

68.9%(226)

31.1%(102)

Religion

 Muslim

62.7%(358)

37.3%(213)

0.064

38.18%(218)

61.82%(353)

0.195

66.55%(380)

33.45%(191)

0.035

 Christian

28.57% (2)

71.43% (5)

14.29% (1)

85.71% (6)

28.57% (2)

71.43% (5)

Governorate

 East Amman

61.23%(139)

38.77%(88)

0.046

44.93%(102)

55.07%(125)

0.001

66.96%(152)

33.04%(75)

0.066

 Irbid

57.26%(67)

42.76%(50)

35.9%(42)

64.1%(75)

61.54%(72)

38.46%(45)

 Mafraq

58.87%(73)

43.13%(51)

23.39%(29)

76.61%(95)

60.48%(75)

39.52%(49)

 Zarqa

73.64%(81)

26.36%(29)

41.82%(46)

58.81%(64)

75.45%(83)

24.55%(27)

Location Type

 Rural

58.97%(115)

41.03%(80)

0.408

31.79%(62)

68.21%(133)

0.065

62.56%(122)

37.44%(73)

0.398

 Urban

63.64%(238)

36.36%(136)

40.11%(150)

59.89%(224)

67.38%(252)

32.62%(122)

Practitioner Type

 Midwife

63.51%(134)

36.49%(77)

0.335

24.64%(52)

75.36%(159)

< 0.001

64.45%(136)

35.55%(75)

0.288

 Nurse

63.37%(154)

36.63%(89)

38.27%(93)

61.73%(150)

64.61%(157)

35.39%(86)

 Primary Physician

56.78%(67)

43.22%(51)

58.47%(69)

41.53%(49)

71.19%(84)

28.81%(34)

Years of Practice

 Less than 5 years

69.48%(107)

30.52%(47)

0.045

44.81%(69)

55.19%(85)

0.174

74.03%(114)

25.97%(40)

0.021

 5–10 years

56.1%(92)

43.9%(72)

34.76%(57)

65.24%(107)

59.15%(97)

40.85%(67)

 11–20 years

63.59%(117)

36.41%(67)

34.24%(63)

65.76%(121)

67.39%(124)

32.61%(60)

 More than 20 years

54.29%(38)

45.71%(32)

35.71%(25)

64.29%(45)

58.57%(41)

41.43%(29)

Ever Received Training on SRH

 Yes

65.63%(233)

34.37%(122)

0.040

38.31%(136)

61.69%(219)

0.645

68.17%(242)

31.83%(113)

0.145

 No

56.48%(122)

43.52%(94)

36.11%(78)

63.89%(138)

62.5%(135)

37.5%(81)

Aware of SRH Service Delivery Guidelines

 Yes

73.65%(232)

26.35%(83)

< 0.001

46.35%(146)

53.65%(169)

< 0.001

76.83%(242)

23.17%(73)

< 0.001

 No

48.06%(124)

51.94%(134)

26.74%(69)

73.26%(189

52.71%(136)

47.29% (122)