Research Article

Assessment of Midwife Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor at Governmental Health Institutions in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of midwives in governmental health institutions in the Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2018.

VariablesFrequency ()Percentage (%)

Age20-3010738.5
31-4011942.8
41-504516.2
Greater than 5072.5

SexFemale21577.3
Male6322.7

ReligionOrthodox27799.6
Muslim10.4

EthnicityTigray278100

Marital statusSingle6924.8
Married18867.6
Divorced186.5
Widowed31.2

Educational levelDiploma midwife15656.1
Degree midwife12243.9

WorkplaceHealth center9734.9
Hospital18165.1

Years of experience in attending labor6 months-4 years10236.7
5 years-9 years11139.9
Greater than 9 years6523.4