Table 1 Distribution of baseline characteristics of study participants by country
Variable | Country | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mulago, Uganda | CHU Kamenge Burundi | Kenyatta, Kenya | Muhimbili Tanzania | CHU Kigali Rwanda | Overall | |
N = 23 | N = 5 | N = 26 | N = 17 | N = 14 | N = 85 | |
Qualification (% respondents) | ||||||
Physician anaesthetist | 1 (4) | 1 (20) | 14 (58) | 3 (18) | 2 (14) | 21 (25) |
Nurse anaesthetist | 13 (57) | 4 (80) | 2 (8) | 8 (47) | 9 (64) | 36 (43) |
Clinical officer anaesthetist | 8 (35) | 0 | 5 (21) | 2 (12) | 0 | 15 (18) |
Other (Anaesthesia assistant/Anaesthesia Medical Officer) | 1 (4) | 0 | 3 (13) | 4 (24) | 3 (21) | 11 (13) |
Mean age in years (SD) | 43.55 (8.03) | 49.00 (11.25) | 41.20 (9.29) | 46.40 (8.11) | 35.15 (6.73) | 42.40 (9.13) |
Mean years of experience (SD) | 11.22 (6.67) | 19.40 (9.79) | 11.04 (7.64) | 13.29 (8.67) | 11.57 (14.37) | 12.16 (9.21) |
Gender (%) | ||||||
Female | 14 (61) | 2 (40) | 4 (17) | 4 (24) | 7 (54) | 31 (38) |
Male | 9 (39) | 3 (60) | 20 (83) | 13 (76) | 6 (46) | 51 (62) |
Another place of work (%) | ||||||
Private | 16 (70) | 3 (100) | 20 (83) | 13 (76) | 8 (62) | 60 (75) |
None | 7 (30) | 0 | 4 (17) | 4 (24) | 5 (38) | 29 (25) |