Characteristic | Gender | Total | P-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Professional background (cadres) | 201 | 100.0 | 614 | 100.0 | 815 | 100.0 | <0.001 |
MCHA/MA | 24 | 11.9 | 150 | 24.4 | 174 | 21.4 | |
Nurse | 31 | 15.4 | 188 | 30.6 | 219 | 26.9 | |
Midwife | 22 | 11.0 | 235 | 38.3 | 257 | 31.5 | |
CO | 65 | 32.3 | 25 | 4.1 | 90 | 11.0 | |
MD | 59 | 29.4 | 16 | 2.6 | 75 | 9.2 | |
Age group(years) | 189 | 100.0 | 580 | 100.0 | 769 | 100.0 | <0.001 |
15-24 | 4 | 2.1 | 14 | 2.4 | 18 | 2.3 | |
25-34 | 36 | 19.1 | 215 | 37.1 | 251 | 32.6 | |
35-44 | 72 | 38.1 | 184 | 31.7 | 256 | 33.3 | |
45-54 | 58 | 30.7 | 127 | 21.9 | 185 | 24.1 | |
55-64 | 19 | 10.1 | 40 | 6.9 | 59 | 7.7 | |
Mean (Male = 42.2 ± 9.3; Female = 38.9 ± 9.4) | . | ||||||
Region | 201 | 100.0 | 614 | 100 | 815 | 100 | 0.002 |
Dodoma | 28 | 13.9 | 85 | 13.8 | 113 | 13.9 | |
Iringa | 21 | 10.5 | 95 | 15.5 | 116 | 14.2 | |
Mbeya | 29 | 14.4 | 102 | 16.6 | 131 | 16.1 | |
Mtwara | 16 | 8.0 | 23 | 3.8 | 39 | 4.8 | |
Mwanza | 24 | 11.9 | 85 | 13.8 | 109 | 13.4 | |
Pwani | 30 | 14.9 | 71 | 11.6 | 101 | 12.4 | |
Tabora | 37 | 18.4 | 65 | 10.6 | 102 | .12.5 | |
Tanga | 16 | 8.0 | 88 | 14.3 | 104 | 12.8 | |
Highest level of education completed | 190 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 | 764 | 100.0 | <0.001 |
Certificate | 52 | 27.4 | 403 | 70.2 | 455 | 59.6 | |
Diploma | 80 | 42.1 | 139 | 24.2 | 219 | 28.7 | |
Advanced diploma/higher | 58 | 30.5 | 32 | 5.6 | 90 | 11.8 | |
Leaving level for basic education | 199 | 100.0 | 608 | 100.0 | 807 | 100.0 | <0.001 |
Primary | 36 | 18.1 | 167 | 27.5 | 203 | 25.2 | |
Ordinary secondary | 129 | 64.8 | 403 | 66.3 | 532 | 65.9 | |
Advanced secondary | 29 | 14.6 | 18 | 3.0 | 47 | 5.8 | |
Others | 5 | 2.5 | 20 | 3.3 | 25 | 3.1 | |
Facility ownership | 201 | 100.0 | 614 | 100.0 | 815 | 100.0 | 0.995 |
Government | 181 | 90.1 | 553 | 90.1 | 734 | 90.1 | |
Private | 20 | 9.9 | 61 | 9.9 | 81 | 9.9 | |
Facility type | 201 | 100.0 | 614 | 100.0 | 815 | 100.0 | 0.125 |
Health centre | 77 | 38.3 | 199 | 32.4 | 276 | 33.9 | |
Hospital | 124 | 61.7 | 415 | 67.6 | 539 | 66.1 |