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Table 2 Demographics of healthcare professionals. Average literacy levels of patients as they were estimated by healthcare professionals at each clinic

From: Assessing language barriers in health facilities in Malawi

Question number

 

1.2

5.1

Highest Qualification (1.7)

Occupation (1.4)

Clusters and Clinics

Respondents, n

Female, N

Avg. Literacy (5.1)

Degree

Diploma

Certificate or MSCE

Clinician

Laboratory Technician

Medical Assistant

Nurse

Nurse/ Midwife

Pharmacist

PHO

Chingale

11

4

66%

 

7

4

3

 

1

4

3

  

CHIPINI

4

1

68%

 

2

2

2

   

2

  

MMAMBO

5

2

65%

 

4

1

1

  

4

   

NKASALA

2

1

65%

 

1

1

  

1

 

1

  

City

38

13

66%

6

25

7

12

 

3

8

8

 

7

CHANCO

5

3

96%

2

3

 

2

  

1

2

  

CHULUCHOSEMA

2

 

30%

 

2

    

1

1

  

COBBE

4

 

60%

 

4

 

2

  

1

1

  

MATAWALE

5

4

72%

1

3

1

1

  

2

2

  

NAISI

3

1

63%

2

 

1

1

 

1

1

   

NAMADIDI

2

1

57%

 

1

1

1

   

1

  

SADZI

4

1

70%

 

2

1

1

 

1

   

2

ZILINDO

3

1

60%

 

2

2

1

 

1

1

   

POLICE HOSPITAL

5

1

65%

1

4

 

2

  

1

1

 

1

CITY CLINIC

5

3

57%

 

4

1

1

     

4

Domasi

25

10

41%

3

15

7

10

2

2

5

4

1

 

BIMBI

4

1

25%

 

4

 

1

1

 

1

1

  

HAWARD PAKER

3

2

58%

 

2

1

1

  

2

   

MACHINJIRI

5

3

50%

 

3

2

1

 

1

 

1

1

 

NAMASALIMA

4

1

32%

 

1

3

2

 

1

 

1

  

DOMASI (GENES)

4

2

42%

2

1

1

2

  

1

1

  

ST LUKES HOSPITAL

5

1

41%

1

4

 

3

1

 

1

   

Likangala

1

 

50%

 

1

   

1

    

CHAMBA

1

 

50%

 

1

   

1

    

Machinga

4

1

46%

1

2

1

2

 

1

1

   

MACHINGA HEALTH CLINIC

2

1

35%

 

1

1

1

  

1

   

GAWANANI HEALTH CENTER

2

 

57%

1

1

 

1

 

1

    

Total

79

30

57%

10

50

19

27

2

8

18

15

1

7

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