Research Article

Poor COVID-19 Preventive Practice among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics of HCWs in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 630).

VariablesNumber (N)Percentage (%)

Age of study participants
20–3039262.22
31–4018028.57
≥41589.21

Type of working health facility
Health center21033.33
Hospital42066.67

Level of education
Diploma11618.41
BSc35556.35
MSc538.41
Physician10616.83

Profession
Nurse24538.90
Midwife12019.0
Physician10216.20
Laboratory technician6911.0
Pharmacist416.50
Anesthetist162.50
Health officer294.60
Radiography81.30

Ethnicity
Amhara57491.11
Qimant264.13
Oromo172.70
Others132.06

Religion
Muslim335.24
Orthodox Christian58292.38
Protestant152.38

Year of experience
1–5 years32251.11
6–10 years17427.62
≥11 years13421.27