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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants of Rounds 1–3

From: What topics should we teach the parents of admitted neonates in the newborn care unit in the resource-limited setting - a Delphi study

 

Round-1 (n = 10)

Round-2 (n = 36)

Round-3 (n = 40)

All

Response rate

All

10/11 (90.9%)

36/94 (38.2%)

40/93 (43.0%)

HCPs

5/6 (83.3%)

24/82 (29.3%)

30/83 (36.1%)

Parents

5/5 (100%)

12/12 (100%)

10/10 (100%)

Questionnaire administration

Electronic

NA

22 (61.1%)

26 (65.0%)

Paper

 

14 (38.9%)

14 (35.0%)

Role

Parent

5 (50.0%)

12 (33.0%)

10 (25%)

Pediatricians

3 (30%)

13 (36.1%)

20 (50%)

General Practitioner

0 (0.0%)

6 (17.0%)

4 (10.0%)

Nurses and midwives

2 (10.0%)

5 (13.9%)

6 (53.0%)

Age

20–29

5 (50.0%)

11 (30.6%)

12 (30.0%)

30–39

4 (40.0%)

21 (58.3%)

23 (57.5%)

> 40

1 (10.0%)

4 (11.1%)

1 (2.5%)

Gender

Male

1 (10.0%)

17 (47.2%)

16 (40.0%)

Female

9 (90.0%)

19 (52.8%)

24 (60.0%)

HCPs

HCPs Main place of work

Rwanda

5 (100%)

21 (88.0%)

26 (87.0%)

USA

0 (0%)

2 (8.0%)

2 (7.0%)

United Kingdom

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (7.0%)

Tanzania

0 (0%)

1 (4.0%)

0 (0%)

HCPs Years of experience

Mean

9.3 (±8.4)

5.2 (±4.9)

6.2 (±5.3)

HCPs - How often treating neonate

Never or rarely

0 (0%)

4 (15.3%)

0 (0%)

Sometimes

1 (20.0%)

2 (7.7%)

4 (13.3%)

Frequently or very frequently

4 (80.0%)

20 (76.9%)

26 (86.7%)

Parents

Parent Hospital

MDH

3 (60.0%)

9 (75.0%)

4 (40.0%)

CHUK

2 (40.0%

3 (25.0%)

6 (60.0%)

Parent Social economic status

1–2 (Low)

1 (20.0%)

6 (50.0%)

3 (30.0%)

2–4 (High)

4 (80.0%)

6 (50.0%)

7 (70.0%)

Parental Residence

Urban

4 (80.0%)

12 (100%)

8 (80.0%)

Rural

1 (20.0%)

0 (0%)

2 (20.0%)

Parent Education

No education or primary

3 (60.0%)

6 (50.0%)

4 (44.4%)

Secondary or Higher

2 (40.0%)

6 (50.0%)

5 (55.6%)