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Table 4 Duration of surgeons' post-internship surgical practice

From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Duration

Clinical officers

Medical officers

Total

Four years or more

832 (44.4%)

151 (59.0%)

963 (46.1%)

Two to three years

456 (24.3%)

61 (19.9%)

507 (23.8%)

Less than one year

401 (21.4%)

44 (17.2%)

445 (20.9%)

None

175 (9.3%)

-

175 (8.2%)

No information

11 (0.6%)

10 (3.9%)

21 (1.0%)

Total

1875 (100.0%)

256 (100.0%)

2131 (100.0%)