Table 1 Baseline characteristics and KAP scores

Total

446 (100)

69.28 ± 12.90

42.20 ± 4.31

45.25 ± 10.05

Age

0.097

0.588

0.003

 < 26

22 (4.93)

68.55 ± 12.23

41.73 ± 5.24

41.91 ± 14.40

 26–35

234 (52.47)

67.92 ± 13.13

42.14 ± 4.43

44.00 ± 10.01

 36–45

134 (30.04)

70.84 ± 12.90

42.57 ± 3.92

46.72 ± 9.45

 > 45

56 (12.56)

71.55 ± 11.71

41.75 ± 4.31

48.25 ± 8.43

Sex

0.641

0.404

0.259

 Male

5 (1.12)

66.60 ± 19.86

40.60 ± 5.13

40.20 ± 15.80

 Female

441 (98.88)

69.31 ± 12.83

42.22 ± 4.30

45.30 ± 9.98

Hospital level

0.401

0.238

0.341

 Secondary B Grade

9 (2.02)

64.11 ± 14.68

40.22 ± 3.56

41.22 ± 10.76

 Secondary A Grade

61 (13.68)

68.28 ± 13.72

41.64 ± 4.53

44.36 ± 11.67

 Tertiary B Grade

20 (4.48)

72.30 ± 5.63

41.45 ± 3.89

47.90 ± 8.26

 Tertiary A Grade

356 (79.82)

69.42 ± 13.00

42.39 ± 4.30

45.35 ± 9.81

Title

0.313

0.523

0.009

 Nurse

29 (6.51)

67.10 ± 14.32

41.59 ± 4.78

43.34 ± 13.59

 Nurse Practitioner

134 (30.04)

67.87 ± 12.88

41.81 ± 4.54

43.53 ± 9.61

 Chief Nurse Practitioner

217 (48.65)

69.76 ± 12.66

42.55 ± 4.08

45.51 ± 9.77

 Deputy Chief Nurse Practitioner

47 (10.54)

71.66 ± 12.65

42.02 ± 4.26

48.09 ± 8.53

 Chief Nurse Practitioner

19 (4.26)

71.21 ± 13.82

42.32 ± 4.69

50.21 ± 10.95

Educational Background

0.314

0.733

0.210

 Secondary Technical School Diploma

2 (0.45)

77.50 ± 7.78

40.00 ± 2.83

39.50 ± 16.26

 Associate's Degree

37 (8.30)

66.51 ± 14.19

42.00 ± 4.96

43.16 ± 11.59

 Bachelor's Degree

395 (89.46)

69.60 ± 12.73

42.26 ± 4.27

45.57 ± 9.82

 Master's Degree and above

6 (1.79)

65.13 ± 15.29

41.00 ± 3.78

40.38 ± 11.83

Years of Experience in Nursing

0.059

0.919

0.002

 ≤ 5

49 (10.98)

66.69 ± 13.85

41.86 ± 4.73

42.51 ± 11.56

 6–10

120 (26.91)

68.03 ± 12.80

42.03 ± 4.37

43.65 ± 9.24

 11–15

110 (24.66)

68.32 ± 13.22

42.32 ± 4.50

44.69 ± 11.07

 16–20

66 (14.80)

71.45 ± 11.06

42.20 ± 3.99

46.65 ± 9.42

 > 20

101 (22.65)

71.66 ± 12.98

42.45 ± 4.07

48.16 ± 8.68

Years of Experience in Midwifery

0.085

0.098

0.004

 ≤ 5

81 (18.16)

66.96 ± 13.66

41.41 ± 4.69

43.35 ± 10.78

 6–10

123 (27.58)

67.99 ± 13.22

41.92 ± 4.26

43.24 ± 9.94

 11–15

103 (23.09)

69.60 ± 12.57

42.80 ± 4.28

46.28 ± 10.29

 16–20

58 (13.01)

71.60 ± 13.25

43.09 ± 4.01

46.93 ± 9.78

 > 20

81 (18.16)

71.49 ± 11.35

42.04 ± 4.12

47.70 ± 8.48

Are you a certified nurse-midwife

0.017

0.947

0.289

 Yes

243 (54.48)

70.61 ± 12.42

42.19 ± 4.15

45.71 ± 10.17

 No

203 (45.52)

67.69 ± 13.31

42.11 ± 4.50

44.69 ± 9.90

Have you worked in midwifery outpatient clinics

< 0.001

0.015

< 0.001

 Yes

226 (50.67)

72.50 ± 11.24

42.69 ± 4.08

47.81 ± 9.00

 No

220 (49.33)

65.98 ± 13.66

41.70 ± 4.49

42.61 ± 10.40