Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the frontline primary healthcare workers
From: Cascade training for scaling up care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria
Demographic characteristics (N = 198) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
Male | 8 (4.1) |
female | 190 (95.9) |
Cadre | Â |
Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW) | 104 (52.5) |
Community Health Officers (CHO) | 55 (27.8) |
Nurse/ midwives | 28 (14.1) |
Others | 11 (5.5) |
Previous in-service mental health training | Â |
Yes | 75 (37.9) |
No | 123 (62.1) |
Age | Â |
Mean (SD) | 44.7 (6.5) |
Min, Max | 30, 56 |
No of years in service | Â |
Mean (SD) | 20.1 (6.9) |
Min, Max | 6, 34 |