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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of in-depth interview respondents by data collection round and overall

From: The effects of maternity waiting homes on the health workforce and maternal health service delivery in rural Zambia: a qualitative analysis

 R1R2R3R4Total
Nov–Dec 2016Apr–May 2017Oct–Nov 2017Jul–Oct 2018
Rural health center staffN = 21N = 19N = 15N = 18N = 73
 Female, N (%)11 (52.4)11 (57.9)6 (40.0)6 (33.3)34 (46.6)
 Facility in-charge, N (%)*14 (66.7)10 (52.6)3 (30.0)10 (55.6)37 (54.4)
 Clinical position, N (%)*
  Clinical officer2 (9.5)1 (5.3)2 (20.0)1 (5.6)6 (8.8)
  Nurse3 (14.3)6 (31.6)2 (20.0)3 (16.7)14 (20.6)
  Midwife7 (33.3)3 (15.8)2 (20.0)5 (27.8)17 (25.0)
  Non-skilled birth attendant staff4 (19.1)3 (15.8)3 (30.0)3 (16.7)13 (19.1)
  In-charge, clinical position missing5 (23.8)6 (31.6)1 (10.0)6 (33.3)18 (26.5)
 Years working in the health system, mean (SD)*10.7 (8.9)10.2 (9.9)6.9 (8.1)11.6 (8.6)10.2 (8.9)
District health officersN = 6N = 8N = 3N = 4N = 21
 Female, N (%)2 (33.3)3 (37.5)1 (33.3)1 (25.0)7 (33.3)
 Position, N (%)
  District Medical Officer3 (50.0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (14.3)
  Maternal Child Health Officer2 (33.3)3 (37.5)0 (0)2 (50.0)7 (33.3)
  Nursing Officer0 (0)0 (0)1 (33.3)0 (0)1 (4.8)
  Other officer1 (16.7)5 (62.5)1 (33.3)2 (50.0)10 (47.6)
 Years working in the health system, mean (SD)^11.4 (6.6)11.4 (5.7)8.7 (5.7)16.2 (4.3)11.9 (5.8)
  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Missing 6.8% (N = 5) of data
  3. ^Missing 4.8% (N = 1) of data