Table 5 Practice nurse characteristics
Variable | % (n) |
|---|---|
Number of PNs in practices (n = 136) | |
0 | 10.4 (14) |
1 | 22.2 (30) |
2 | 33.3 (45) |
3 | 10.4 (14) |
4 or more | 23.9 (32) |
Frequency of PNs seeing mothers and infants in the first 8 weeks postpartum (n = 279) | |
Nearly always | 62.8 (175) |
Sometimes | 20.2 (56) |
Rarely | 7.6 (21) |
Never | 9.4 (26) |
PN qualifications relevant to maternal and child health (n = 275) | |
None | 70.2 (193) |
Midwifery | 18.9 (52) |
Child health | 8.4 (23) |
Other | 6.2 (17) |