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Table 2 Providers Characteristics

From: Gender discrimination as a barrier to high-quality maternal and newborn health care in Nigeria: findings from a cross-sectional quality of care assessment

 

Ebonyi State (n = 72)

Kogi State (n = 67)

Total

(n = 138)

%

Sex of supervisor

Male

44.6

35.2

40.0

Female

55.4

59.3

57.3

Not stated

0.0

5.6

2.7

Sex of health worker

Male

31.0

20.9

26.1

Female

69.0

79.1

73.9

Age of health worker

20–29 years

2.9

7.1

4.8

30–39 years

22.9

14.3

19.0

40–49 years

54.3

32.1

44.4

50–59 years

17.1

42.9

28.6

Not Stated

2.9

3.6

3.2

 

# of years

Mean age

 

42.82

45.70

44.10

Mean number of years holding the qualification of this post

 

15.91

21.93

18.53

Mean number of years working in this facility

 

7.20

12.41

9.47