Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Infection Control and Waste Management among Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Bhutan, 2019: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 1
Basic sociodemographic characters of the Bhutanese Traditional Medicine practitioners interviewed for the KAP survey on infection control and waste management, 2019 (n = 132).
Basic characters
n
(%)
Age group1
18–24 years
7
(5)
25–34 years
93
(72)
35–44 years
21
(16)
45–54 years
8
(6)
55–64 years
1
(0)
Sex2
Male
81
(62)
Female
50
(38)
Work experience
<5 years
62
(47)
5–9 years
34
(26)
10–19 years
27
(20)
20–29 years
5
(4)
≥30 years
4
(3)
Level of hospital2
National Traditional Medicine Hospital
23
(18)
Regional Referral Hospital
7
(5)
Dzongkhag Hospital
47
(36)
Basic Health Unit
54
(41)
Handwashing facility at the Traditional Medicine Unit
Running water
110
(84)
Soap
104
(80)
Sink/washbasin
91
(72)
Preservice training on infection control
30
(23)
In-service training on infection control
58
(44)
1Missing = 2. 2Missing = 1.Multiple responses allowed. The superscripts represent the number of missing data for each variable.