Table 4 Skills performance among healthcare providers by demographic characteristics (N = 481)

Regions

 Geita

234

92.9

5.9

0.06^Ϯ

 Shinyanga

247

91.9

5.9

Sex

 Male

185

92.79

5.832

0.3^Ϯ

 Female

296

92.18

5.991

Age

 20–30

135

92.79

6.085

0.1*

 31–40

243

92.68

5.669

 Above 40

103

91.29

6.251

Profession of the HCW

 Nurses

421

92.39

5.874

0.87^Ϯ

 Clinicians

60

92.53

6.377

Level of education

 Certificate

196

91.45

6.157

0.01*

 Diploma

238

93.16

5.538

 Graduates

47

92.64

6.453

Working experience

 up to 5 years

146

93.34

5.622

0.04*

 6–10

221

92.31

5.768

 More than 10

114

91.43

6.485

Experience working in the labor ward (years)

 Up to 5

358

92.48

5.910

0.22*

 6–10

99

92.66

5.677

 More than 10

24

90.40

7.097

Health facility level

 Health center

134

90.66

6.712

 < 0.001*

 District hospital

208

93.08

5.037

 Regional referral hospital

139

93.10

6.064