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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of health professionals

From: Low quality of maternal and child nutritional care at the primary care in Mexico: an urgent call to action for policymakers and stakeholders

 

Chihuahua (n = 13)

State of Mexico (n = 20)

Veracruz (n = 18)

Oaxaca (n = 11)

Chiapas (n = 14)

Yucatan (n = 12)

Total (n = 88)

Age (years)

       

media (DE)

37.4 (7.4)

38.3 (9.6)

43.6 (8.8)

41.9 (9.4)

40.5 (7.4)

39.7 (16.1)

40.2 (9.9)

Sex n(%)

       

Woman

10 (76.9)

16 (80)

15 (83.3)

9 (81.8)

9 (64.3)

6 (50)

65 (73.9)

Man

3 (23.1)

4 (20)

3 (16.7)

2(18.2)

5 (35.7)

6 (50)

23 (26.1)

Ethnicityn(%)

       

No

11 (84.6)

17 (85)

14 (77.8)

8 (72.7)

11 (78.6)

11 (91.7)

72 (81.8)

Yes

2 (15.4)

3 (15.0)

4 (22.2)

3 (27.3)

3 (21.4)

1 (8.3)

16 (18.2)

Educationn(%)

       

Elementary school

1 (7.7)

0

0

0

0

0

1 (1.1)

Middle school

1 (7.7)

0

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

2 (2.3)

High school

0

3 (15)

1 (5.6)

0

0

2 (16.7)

6 (6.8)

Bachelor’s Degree

11 (84.6)

15 (75)

15 (83.3)

9 (81.8)

8 (57.2)

3 (25)

61 (69.3)

Technical Major

0

0

0

1 (9.1)

3 (21.4)

0

4 (6.6)

Post graduated

0

2 (10)

2 (11.1)

1 (9.1)

3 (21.4)

6 (50)

14 (15.9)

Positionn(%)

       

Physician

4 (30.8)

4 (20)

12 (66.7)

3 (27.3)

2 (14.3)

1 (8.3)

26 (29.5)

Nurse

5 (38.5)

11 (55)

5 (27.8)

7 (63.6)

7 /50)

3 (25)

38 (43.2)

Auxiliary Nurse

0

3 (15)

0

0

1 (7.1)

0

4 (4.6)

Nutritionist

2 (15.4)

2 (10)

1 (5.6)

1 (9.1)

4 (28.6)

7 (58.3)

17 (19.3)

Social worker

0

0

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

1 (1.1)

No answer

2 (15.4)

0

0

0

0

0

2 (2.3)

  1. Adapted from Hoyos-Loya E. et al. [1]
  2. Hoyos-Loya E, Pérez Navarro C, Burrola-Méndez S, Hernández-Cordero S, Omaña-Guzmán I, Sachse Aguilera M and Ancira-Moreno M (2024) Barriers to promoting breastfeeding in primary health care in Mexico: a qualitative perspective. Front. Nutr. 10:1278280. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1278280