BioMed Research International / 2016 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Health Care Providers’ Knowledge and Practice Gap towards Joint Zoonotic Disease Surveillance System: Challenges and Opportunities, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of health service providers, Gomma district, Jimma Zone, 2015.
Variable Number ( ) Percent (100%) Sex Male 111 34.4 Female 212 65.6 Age in years 20–30 178 55.1 31–40 123 38.1 41–50 18 5.6 51–58 4 1.2 Profession B.S. nurse 48 14.9 Diploma nurse 75 23.2 Developmental agents 9 2.8 Health officer 22 6.8 Laboratory technologist 111 34.4 Pharmacist 10 3.1 Health extension workers 28 8.7 Environmental Health 3 .9 Animal science practitioners 17 5.3 Institution Human district office 21 6.5 Animal district office 7 2.2 Health centre 239 74.0 Health post 37 11.5 Veterinary clinic 19 5.8 Marital status Married 114 35.3 Single 203 62.8 Widowed 4 1.2 Other 2 .60 Education level Certificate 8 2.5 Diploma 117 36.2 B.S. degree 182 56.3 Other 16 4.9 Religion Orthodox 79 24.5 Catholic 1 .3 Protestant 141 43.7 Islam 102 31.6 Ethnicity Amhara 25 7.7 Oromo 253 78.3 Other 45 13.9 Work experience (in months) 1–12 36 11.1 13–24 23 7.1 25–36 30 9.3 37–48 27 8.4 49–60 36 11.1 ≥61 171 52.9