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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and employment status of respondents in the quantitative component

From: Career mobility of maternal care providers in Mali: a mixed method study on midwives and obstetric nurses

 MidwivesObstetric nurses
 n%n%
Age
 Mean32.41 31.23 
 Std. deviation5.5 6.4 
Marital status
 Married10680.311181.6
 Never married1712.92115.4
 Divorcee64.521.5
 Widows32.321.5
Employment situation
 Employed8060.66245.6
 Unemployed/volunteer5239.47454.4
Employed personnel
 Employment sectors    
  Public5973.754877.42
  Private2126.251422.58
 Structures of employment    
  CSCom3442.502845.16
  CSref1620.00914.52
  Clinic1215.00812.90
  Hospital56.251117.74
  NGO33.7546.45
  Others+1012.5023.23
 Place of work    
  Bamako capital town4860.002133.87
  Region/urban areas1620.001930.65
  Rural areas1620.002235.48
 Average duration at a post (years)   
  Position 11.94 ± 1.761.79 ± 2
  Position 21.8 ± 1.62.3 ± 2.3
 Tasks and responsibility    
  Care6986.255995.16
  Training911.2500
  Administration22.523.23
 Employment status/contract    
  Civil servant3341.252337.10
  Community officer2126.251625.80
 Employee/private contract2025.001625.80
  HIPC Fund56.2534.84
  Asaco Fund11.2546.46
 Have a signed contract (private sector)  
  Yes733.331155.00
Unemployed/volunteer personnel
 Number of positions employed as volunteer    
  1–22039.203957.35
  ≥33160.802942.65
 Average duration at a post (year)    
  Position 11.44 ± 1.141.36 ± 1.25
  Position 21.5 ± 1.61.18 ± 1.1
 Assignment/volunteer location    
  Bamako capital town3368.754163.08
  Region/urban areas48.34812.30
  Rural areas1122.911624.62
 Facilities    
  CSCom2245.832538.4
  CSRef1837.502132.30
  Hospital714.58812.30
  Private clinic0069.23
  Othersa12.0957.70
  1. aSchool, faith-based structure