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Table 1 Background Characteristics of Health Workers studied, Northern Region, 2021

From: Factors influencing health workers’ compliance with the WHO intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy recommendations in the Northern Region, Ghana

Characteristics

Frequency (N = 315)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

61

19.5

 Female

252

80.5

 Subtotal

313

100.0

Experience(years)

   <5

177

59.2

 5 – 10

72

24.1

 10 + 

50

16.7

 Subtotal

299

100.0

Cadre

 General nurse

124

39.7

 Midwife

148

47.5

 Others

40

12.8

 Subtotal

312

100.0

Education

 Certificate

104

34.0

 Diploma

149

48.7

 Degree

53

17.3

 Subtotal

306

100.0

 

Median (years)

IQR (years)

Age of HWs

29.0

26.0–34.0