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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Measuring health workers’ motivation composition: validation of a scale based on Self-Determination Theory in Burkina Faso

Variable

Number

Per cent

Mean

SD

Median

Min

Max

Sex

 Female

646

56.6

     

 Male

496

43.4

     

Age

  

34.4

5.4

33.5

20

56

Seniority (years in healthcare service)

  

6.2

5.0

4.5

0

36

 <5 years

504

44.1

     

 ≥5 years

638

55.9

     

Health worker type

 Nurse/Midwife (diploma)

495

43.4

     

 Nurse/Midwife (assistant)

647

56.6

     

Total

1142

100.0

     
  1. Legend: “Nurse/Midwife (diploma)” includes the following cadres: Attaché de santé (specialist nurse), Infirmier Diplômé d’Etat (nurse with state diploma), Sage-Femme/Maïeuticien d’Etat (midwife with state diploma), and Infirmier Breveté (licensed nurse); “Nurse/Midwife (assistant)” includes the following cadres: Accoucheuse Auxilliare (assistant midwife) and Accoucheuse Brevetée (licensed midwife)