Table 1 Aggregate demographic data for the study informants
Variable | Members of the public (n = 36) | Healthcare workers (n = 36) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Females | Males | Females | Males | |
n = 17 | n = 19 | n = 21 | n = 15 | |
Age group | ||||
18–25 | 3 | 5 | ||
26–33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
34–41 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
42–49 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
50–57 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
58–65 | 3 | 1 | ||
Education | ||||
Primary | 2 | 3 | ||
Secondary | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
Vocational training | 1 | |||
Higher (diploma) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
Higher (bachelor’s degree) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Postgraduate | 1 | |||
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 1 | 1 | ||
Self-employed | 6 | 2 | ||
Government employee | 2 | |||
Student | 3 | 4 | ||
Technician | 1 | 3 | ||
Pastor | 3 | |||
Unemployed | 3 | 1 | ||
Other (survival jobs) | 3 | 3 | ||
Nurse | 19 | 12 | ||
Medical doctor | 1 | 3 | ||
Midwife | 1 | |||
For healthcare workers: type of facility | ||||
Primary health centre | 19 | 12 | ||
Hospital | 2 | 3 | ||
Setting | ||||
Rural | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Urban | 14 | 11 | 16 | 9 |