Quality of Care during Neonatal Resuscitation in Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: A Direct Observation Study

Table 1

Background characteristics of HCPs with the distribution of newborns resuscitated at KCGH.

HCP characteristics	Frequency	Percentage (%)	Newborns resuscitated	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
<25 years	3	10.7	15	10.9
>25–50 years	25	89.3	123	89.1
Sex
Male	8	28.6	38	27.5
Female	20	71.4	100	72.5
Professional cadre
Nurses/midwives	20	71.4	100	72.5
Medical officers	4	14.3	20	14.5
Anaesthetists	3	10.7	13	9.4
Clinical officers	1	3.6	5	3.6
Qualification
Diploma	15	53.6	73	52.9
Bachelor degree	13	46.4	65	47.1
Previous training in NR
Yes	18	64.3	88	63.8
No	10	35.7	50	36.2
Period since the last NR training (n = 18)			(n = 88)
<6 months	6	33.3	30	34.1
≥Over 12 months	12	66.7	58	65.9
Support supervision in NR
Yes	25	89.3	123	89.1
No	3	10.7	15	10.9
Period since last support supervision in NR (n = 25)			(n = 123)
Past 6 months	9	36.0	45	32.6
>6–12 months	6	24.0	30	21.7
>12 months	10	40.0	48	34.8
Period working in maternity
<1 year	3	10.7	15	10.9
>1 year–5 years	17	60.7	83	60.1
≥5 years	8	28.6	40	29.0

HCP trained within last 6–12 months.