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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of learners on the blended courses in Primary Health Care (eSSP) and in Management of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (eSSR), Guinea, 2018

From: Outcomes of blended learning for capacity strengthening of health professionals in Guinea

Variables

eSSP course

(n = 135)

eSSR course

(n = 147)

Total

(n = 282)

p-value

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Age (years)

 <30

22

16.3

24

16.3

46

16.3

1.000

 30–40

91

67.4

99

67.4

190

67.4

 >40

22

16.3

24

16.3

46

16.3

Mean (SD)

35 (±7.0)

35 (±6.1)

  

0.475

Sex

 Male

106

78.5

98

66.7

204

72.3

<0.001

 Female

29

21.5

49

33.3

78

27.7

Profession

 Medical Doctor

104

77.0

112

76.2

216

76.6

<0.001

 Midwife

0

0.0

10

6.8

10

3.5

 Nurse

11

8.1

0

0.0

11

3.9

 Student (last year of medical studies)

9

6.7

12

8.2

21

7.5

 Othera

11

8.1

13

8.8

24

8.5

 

Nationality

 Guinean

108

79.3

116

78.9

224

79.4

0.312

 Foreign

27

20.7

31

21.1

58

20.6

 

Residence

 Guinea (capital city, Conakry)

53

39.2

71

48.3

124

44.0

0.568

 Guinea (other regions)

51

37.8

50

34.0

101

35.8

 Foreign country

31

23.0

26

17.7

57

20.2

Working time

 Full

52

38.5

40

27.2

92

32.6

0.043

 Part

83

61.5

107

72.8

190

67.4

Cohort

 One

20

14.8

20

13.6

40

14.2

0.97

 Two

23

17.0

25

17.0

48

17.0

 Three

25

18.5

24

16.3

49

17.4

 Four

24

17.8

26

17.7

50

17.7

 Five

24

17.8

26

17.7

50

17.7

 

 Six

19

14.1

26

17.7

45

16.0

  1. SD Standard Deviation
  2. aCommunity health workers, Pharmacists, Biologists, Public health technicians