Surgical Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Attitude on Infection Prevention and Control: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristic of study respondents.

		Frequency (n = 156)	Percent (100%)
Sex	Male	102	65.4
	Female	54	34.6
Age group	20–29	48	30.8
	30–39	91	58.3
	40–49	12	7.7
	50–59	5	3.2
Marital status	Married	109	69.9
	Single	47	30.1
Education level	Primary	6	3.9
	Secondary	8	5.1
	Tertiary	142	91.0
Occupation	Doctor	22	14.1
	Nurse	107	68.6
	Anesthetics’	12	7.7
	Orderly	15	9.6
Duration of work	0–9	115	73.7
	10–19	34	21.8
	20–29	5	3.2
	30–39	2	1.3
Duration of work in the surgical department	0–9	148	94.9
	10–19	7	4.5
	20–29	1	.6

Source: field survey, 2019.