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Table 1 Characteristics of the informants

From: Health care providers’ perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi

 

Number

Gender (women /men)

Age (range)

Seniority1

Doctor

2

Women = 1, men = 1

28–32 years

7–8 years

Clinical officer2

2

Women = 0, men = 2

37–40 years

1017 years

Nurse/midwife3

3

Women = 2, men = 1

25–29 years

2–2.5 years

Nurse/midwife technician4

3

Women = 2, men = 1

38–54 years

12- 26 years

  1. 1Years of working experience in this cadre, 2Formal Diploma in Clinical Medicine, 3University Degree, 4College Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery