Table 6 Health care professionals’ perception of nursing and midwifery by gender as reported by nurses/midwives
From: Professional image of nursing and midwifery in East Africa: an exploratory analysis
Doctors’ and other health care professionals’ image and perception of nursing and midwifery | Strongly disagree / Disagree (n, %) | Not Sure (n, %) | Strongly Agree/ Agree (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
I feel respected and valued in my work as a nurse and/or midwife | 65 (35.1) | 87 (28.2) | 17 (9.2) | 20 (6.5) | 103v (55.7) | 202 (65.4) |
Medical doctors have a high regard for nurses and/or midwives | 104 (56.2) | 140 (45.3) | 17 (9.2) | 31 (10.0) | 64 (34.6) | 138 (44.7) |
Other health professionals have a high regard for nurses and/or midwives | 71 (39.0) | 117 (38.0) | 32 (17.6) | 48 (15.6) | 79 (43.4) | 143 (46.4) |
Medical doctors regard nurses and/or midwives as equal partners in patient care | 116 (63.7) | 183 (59.2) | 15 (8.2) | 25 (8.1) | 51 (28.0) | 101 (32.7) |
Advancing my nursing/midwifery knowledge and competencies improves my image as a nurse and/or midwife | 11 (6.0) | 15 (4.9) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1.3) | 170 (93.4) | 289 (93.8) |
Nurses and/or midwives have autonomy in making decisions regarding patient care | 80 (44.0) | 115 (37.6) | 12 (6.6) | 18 (5.9) | 90 (49.5) | 173 (56.5) |
Collaboration between physicians and nurses and/or midwives improves patient health outcomes | 6 (3.3) | 10 (3.3) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.00) | 175 (96.2) | 298 (96.8) |