PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN FINDINGS
4.2. SAMPLE DESCRIPTION AND REALISATION
Two district level hospitals from the province of KwaZulu-Natal were purposively sampled for this study. A fuller description of the sampling procedure and rationale for the use of the settings is described in chapter 3.
The sample in Hospital A was made up of 8 registered nurses and midwives, all of whom had a minimum qualification of a national diploma in general nursing and midwifery. The highest level of qualification within this group was a Bachelor of Nursing. The average number of years of work experience as a nurse practitioner was 17.8 years, ranging from 6 to 34 years. The ranking or the work positions of the participants ranged from professional nurses to zonal matrons (i.e.
management positions). Participants sampled from hospital B included 10 nurses, all of whom were registered nurses and midwives and, similar to the rural site, were also qualified with a national diploma in general nursing and midwifery. The highest qualification in this group was a
98 Masters degree in nursing. The average number of years working as a nurse practitioner was 22 years, ranging from 12 to 36 years. Similar to the rural hospital, the ranking or the work positions of the participants ranged from professional nurses to zonal matrons. Table 3 depicts a fuller picture of the participants from the rural and urban setting, in terms of the demographic variables captured for this study.
Table 3: Description of demographic characteristics of the participants Participant
#
Age # of
years as nurse
Designation/Position Highest post school qualification
Description of work
setting/unit
HIV related training
RURAL
1 49 28 Registered Midwife
Operational Manager for Labour Ward
Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward
PMTCT workshop
2 38 13 Registered
Advanced Midwife and Second in charge of unit
Post Basic Advance Diploma – Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward)
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling
& PMTCT workshop
3 28 10 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital outpatient clinic (antenatal clinic)
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling workshop
4 29 6 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital outpatient clinic (antenatal clinic)
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling workshop
5 37 13 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward)
PMTCT workshop
6 42 18 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward
PMTCT workshop
99
7 46 22 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital
outpatient clinic (HIV/AIDS Wellness)
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling and
PMTCT &
ARV workshop
8 58 34 Registered Midwife
and Zonal Matron for Maternal and child health dept
Bachelor of Nursing
Zonal Manager
for all
midwifery and women and child health units
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling
& PMTCT
& ARV workshop SUMMARY INFORMATION- RURAL PARTICIPANTS
Mean Age in Year Range of Age
Average number of years working as a nurse Range of number of years working as a nurse HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
• Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery
• Post-basic Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
• Bachelor of Nursing DESIGNATION/POSITION
• Professional Nurse/Regsitered Midwife
• Unit Manager
• Chief Professional Nurse
DESCRIPTION OF WORK SETTING/UNIT
• Labour and Delivery Unit
• Antenatal Clinic
• HIV/AIDS Wellness outpatient clinic
• Management- All maternal & child health units PREVIOUS HIV RELATED TRAINING
• Basic HIV/AIDS Counselling training
• PMTCT training
• Basic ARV Therapy training
41 years 28-58 years 18 years 6-34 years
n= 6 (75%) n= 1 (12.5%) n= 1 (12.5%)
n= 5 (62.5%) n= 2 (25%) n= 1(12.5%)
n=3 (60%) n=2 (25%) n= 1(12.5%) n= 1(12.5%)
n= 5(62.5%) n= 6 (75%) n= 1(12.5%)
100
URBAN
1 60 35 Registered advanced
Midwife and Zonal Matron for Maternal and child health dept
Post Basic Advance Diploma - Midwifery and Bachelor in Nursing
Zonal Manager
for all
midwifery and women and child health units
Basic HIV/Aids Counselling and
PMTCT, pregnancy options counseling and ARV workshop
2 47 26 Registered Advanced
Midwife and Unit Manager
Post Basic Advance Diploma – Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward)
PMTCT workshop
3 34 14 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (postnatal )
PMTCT workshop
4 34 22 Registered Midwife
and Unit Manager
Post Basic Advance Diploma - Midwifery and Bachelor in Nursing
Hospital inpatient ward (postnatal )
PMTCT workshop
5 52 17 Registered Midwife
and Operational Manager
Post Basic Advance Diploma - Midwifery and Masters Degree in Nursing
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling and PMTCT workshop
6 49 12 Registered Midwife Post Basic
Advance Diploma – Midwifery
Hospital
outpatient ward (antenatal clinic)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling and PMTCT workshop
7 49 25 Registered Midwife Post Basic
Advance Diploma - Midwifery and Bachelor in Nursing
Hospital
outpatient ward (VCT and ARV clinic)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling, VCT PMTCT workshop
8 62 36 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital
outpatient ward (antenatal clinic)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling, VCT and pregnancy options
101 and
PMTCT workshop
9 46 19 Registered Midwife Diploma in
General Nursing and Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (labour and delivery ward)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling and PMTCT workshop
10 39 13 Registered Midwife Post Basic
Advance Diploma – Midwifery
Hospital inpatient ward (postnatal ward)
Basic HIV/Aids counseling , VCT and PMTCT workshop SUMMARY INFORMATION- URBAN PARTICIPANTS
Mean Age in Year Range of Age
Average number of years working as a nurse Range of number of years working as a nurse HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION
• Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery
• Post-basic Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Masters in Nursing DESIGNATION/POSITION
• Professional Nurse/Regsitered Midwife
• Unit or Operational Manager
• Chief Professional Nurse
DESCRIPTION OF WORK SETTING/UNIT
• Labour and Delivery Unit
• Antenatal Clinic
• HIV/AIDS Wellness outpatient clinic
• Management- All maternal & child health units
• Postnatal Ward
PREVIOUS HIV RELATED TRAINING
• Basic HIV/AIDS Counselling training
• PMTCT training
• Basic ARV Therapy training
47 years 34-62 years 22 years 12-36 years
n = 3 (30%) n = 3 (30%) n = 3 (30%) n = 1 (10%)
n= 6 (60%) n= 3 (30%) n= 1 (10%)
n=3 (30%) n=2 (20%) n= 1(10%) n= 1(10%) n=3 (30%)
n= 7(70%) n= 10 (100%) n= 1(10%)
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