Table 2 Demographic and professional characteristics of RCH staff who were trained (n = 30) and not trained (n = 30)
Characteristic | Staff in control RCHs N = 30 | Staff in trained RCHs N = 30 | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COs (n = 15) | Nurses (n = 15) | All (%) | COs (n = 14) | Nurses (n = 14) | All (%) | |||
N | N | N (%) | N | N | N (%) | |||
Age group | 26-35 | 3 | 2 | 5 (16.6) | 6 | 0 | 6 (20) | |
36-45 | 4 | 6 | 10 (33.3) | 6 | 6 | 12 (40) | ||
46-55 | 8 | 7 | 15 (50) | 3 | 9 | 12 (40) | ||
Mean, SD | 45.4 (8.5) | 45.4 (7.6) | 45.3 (7.9) | 38.3 (8.1) | 47.5 (6.7) | 42.9 (8.7) | 0.4 | |
Duration at RCH (yrs) | 1-3 | 7 | 4 | 11 (36.6) | 13 | 5 | 18 (60) | |
4-6 | 4 | 6 | 10 (33.3) | 2 | 5 | 18 (60) | ||
>6 | 4 | 5 | 9 (30.0) | 0 | 5 | 5 (16.6) | ||
Mean, SD | 5.0 (4.6) | 6.3 (5.5) | 5.6 (5.1) | 3.1 (1.4) | 4.9 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.1) | 0.6 | |
Sex | Male | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Female | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 | ||
Highest qualification (yr) | 1979-89 | 3 | 6 | 9 (30) | 2 | 2 | 4 (13.3) | |
1990-99 | 2 | 2 | 4 (13.3) | 4 | 7 | 11 (36.6) | ||
2000-09 | 10 | 7 | 17 (56.6) | 9 | 6 | 15 (50.0) | 0.3 | |
Previous training* | Yes | 11 | 12 | 23 (76.7) | 13. | 12 | 23 (76.7) | |
No | 4 | 3 | 7 (23.3) | 2. | 3 | 5 (23.3) | ||
Refresher training* | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
No | 15 | 15 | 30 (100) | 15 | 15 | 30 (100) | ||
Number of children seen each day | ||||||||
COs | Nurses | Register | COs | Nurses | Register | |||
(Mean, SD) | 30 (17.8) | 89 (48.6) | 184 (73.5) | 35 (16.1) | 86 (48.2) | 178 (69.2) | ||