Provider perceptions of lack of supportive care during childbirth: A mixed methods study in Kenya

Figures & data

Table 1. Distribution of provider characteristics (N = 49).

	No.	%
Facility type
Govt. Hospital	30	61.2
Govt. Health Center	13	26.5
Mission Hospital	6	12.2
Position
Clinical officer	7	14.3
Nurse/Midwife	25	51
Support staff	17	34.6
Sex
Male	14	28.6
Female	35	71.4
Age
Less than 30 years	9	18.4
30 to 39 years	21	42.9
40 or more years	19	38.8
Married	39	83
Number of children
0 to 2	15	31.9
3 or 4	21	44.7
5 or more	11	23.4
Highest education
Less than College	17	34.7
College and above	32	65.3
From County
No	20	40.8
Yes	29	59.2
Years as a provider
0 to 5 years	18	36.7
6 to 10 years	13	26.5
More than 10 years	18	36.7

Table 2. Distribution of provider responses on items related to supportive care.

	No.	%
How do you feel about the amount of time women wait when they arrive at the facility?
Very short or don’t wait	13	27.1
Somewhat short	16	33.3
Somewhat long	17	35.4
Very long	2	4.2
Do the doctors, nurses, and other staff at the facility show that they care about the women?
Yes, a few times	2	4.2
Yes, most of the time	30	62.5
Yes, all the time	16	33.3
Do the doctors and nurses at the facility talk to women about how they are feeling?
Yes, a few times	7	14.3
Yes, most of the time	27	55.1
Yes, all the time	15	30.6
Do the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility try to understand women’s anxieties and fears?
No, never	2	4.1
Yes, a few times	14	28.6
Yes, most of the time	21	42.9
Yes, all the time	12	24.5
When women need help, do you feel the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility pay attention?
Yes, a few times	5	10.2
Yes, most of the time	23	46.9
Yes, all the time	21	42.9
Do the doctors and nurses ask how much pain women are experiencing?
No, never	8	17
Yes, a few times	11	23.4
Yes, most of the time	13	27.7
Yes, all the time	14	29.8
Don’t know	1	2.1
Do you think the doctors or nurses do everything they can to help control women’s pain?
No, never	14	28.6
Yes, a few times	14	28.6
Yes, most of the time	15	30.6
Yes, all the time	4	8.2
Don’t know	2	4.1
Do you feel like the doctors or nurses care about treating pain during or after labor and delivery?
No, never	20	48.8
Yes, a few times	13	31.7
Yes, most of the time	5	12.2
Don’t know	3	7.3
Do you feel the doctors and nurses pay attention to women during their stay in the facility?
Yes, a few times	3	6.1
Yes, most of the time	28	57.1
Yes, all the time	18	36.7
Do you feel the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility take the best care of women?
No, never	1	2
Yes, a few times	2	4.1
Yes, most of the time	32	65.3
Yes, all the time	14	28.6
Do you feel women completely trust the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility with regards to their care?
No, never	1	2.1
Yes, a few times	5	10.6
Yes, most of the time	23	48.9
Yes, all the time	15	31.9
Don’t know	3	6.4
Do you think there are enough health staff in the facility to care for women?
No, never	36	73.5
Yes, a few times	7	14.3
Yes, most of the time	4	8.2
Yes, all the time	2	4.1
Did you feel the health facility is crowded?
No, never	14	28.6
Yes, a few times	6	12.2
Yes, most of the time	23	46.9
Yes, all the time	6	12.2
Would you say the facility is very clean, clean, dirty, or very dirty?
Dirty	2	4.1
Clean	41	83.7
Very clean	6	12.2
Is there water in the facility?
Yes, a few times	9	18.4
Yes, most of the time	16	32.7
Yes, all the time	24	49
Is there electricity in the facility?
Yes, a few times	6	12.2
Yes, most of the time	28	57.1
Yes, all the time	15	30.6
Is the health facility safe?
No, never	18	36.7
Yes, a few times	5	10.2
Yes, most of the time	12	24.5
Yes, all the time	13	26.5
Don’t know	1	2

Data availability statement

The data analyzed for the manuscript are available from the second author on reasonable request.