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Table 1 Characteristics of intervention hospitals and participants, 2018

From: Implementing surgical mentorship in a resource-constrained context: a mixed methods assessment of the experiences of mentees, mentors, and leaders, and lessons learned

Hospital Characteristics (N = 5) n (%)

 Level of hospital

  Primary Hospital

2 (40%)

  General Hospital

3 (60%)

 Geography

  Rural

5 (100%)

 Number of inpatient beds

  0–100

3 (60%)

  101–300

2 (40%)

 Average monthly surgeries per hospital

33.8

  Bellwether procedures

   Cesarean delivery

15.4

   Laparotomy

4.4

   Open fracture repair

0.4

   Elective surgeries

13.6

Average number of surgical providers per hospital

 General surgeons

0.6

 Obstetricians/Gynecologists

0.4

 Anesthesiologists

0.0

 IESOs

2.0

 Anesthetists

1.2

Participant Characteristics

 Survey (N = 25) n (%)

Role

 

 IESO (surgical provider)

7 (28%)

 Anesthetist

2 (8%)

 Nurse

11(44%)

 Hospital leader

3 (12%)

 Other (missing)

2 (8%)

Years in role

  < 1 year

2 (8%)

 1–3 years

5 (20%)

  > 3 years

18 (72%)

Present for mentorship visits

  ≤ 3

6 (24%)

  > 3

19 (76%)

 Interviews (N = 26) n (%)

Role

 

 Mentees

 

  IESO (surgical provider)

7 (26.9%)

  Anesthetist

2 (7.7%)

  Nurse

7 (26.9%)

 Hospital leader

3 (11.5%)

 Mentors

4 (15.4%)

 Key stakeholders

3 (11.5%)