Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of trainees

Characteristics	Frequency N = 302	Percentage (%)
Age group (years)
20–24	105	34.77
25–29	109	36.09
30–34	46	15.23
35 +	42	13.91
Mean ± SD	27.96 ± 5.90
Sex
Male	178	58.94
Female	124	41.06
Facility
Agogo Presby Hospital	27	8.94
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital	219	72.52
PEPFAR- assisted district hospitals	56	18.54
Health profession cadre
Medical	96	31.79
Laboratory	43	14.24
Nursing/Midwifery	118	39.07
Pharmacy	35	11.59
Physician Assistantship	10	3.31
Professional experience^a
New provider	216	71.52
Old provider	86	28.48

PEPFAR-President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief; PEPFAR-assisted district hospitals: Bekwai Municipal, Maternal and Child Health, Obuasi Government and Suntreso Government Hospitals; SD standard deviation;
^aNew provider, interns/house officers and rotation nurses/midwives; old provider, health providers with professional experience more than one year

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