TABLE 2.

Characteristics of Women Observed in the Labor Room and Faculty Interviewed in the Study Medical Colleges, India

No. (%)
Women observed in the labor room (N=155)
Age group, years
    18–2244 (28.4)
    23–2770 (45.2)
    28–3235 (22.6)
    33–386 (3.9)
Mean age, years24.5 ± 3.9
    Gravida
    Primigravida78 (50.3)
    Multigravida77 (49.7)
Family type
    Nuclear31 (20)
    Joint familya124 (80)
Client's education level
    Professional/post-graduate/graduate/honors21 (13.5)
    Intermediate/post-high school diploma/high school28 (18.0)
    Middle school13 (8.5)
    Primary school or literate11 (7.1)
    Illiterate82 (52.9)
Client occupation
    Professional/clerical/shop owner/farmer6 (4.0)
    Skilled/semi-skilled/unskilled worker9 (5.7)
    Unemployed140 (90.3)
Faculty interviewed in-depth (N=33)
    Male8 (24.2)
    Female25 (75.8)
Age group, years
    38–448 (24.2)
    45–5421 (63.6)
    55–644 (12.1)
Total teaching experience, years
    1–1120 (60.6)
    11–218 (24.2)
    21–314 (12.1)
    31–411 (3.0)
Position
    Professor8 (24.2)
    Associate professor14 (42.4)
    Assistant professor10 (30.3)
    Senior medical officer1 (3.0)

  • ↵a Where two or three generations live together.