Hepatitis B Vaccination Status among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of health professionals, GUH, Ethiopia, 2016.
Characteristics
Frequency (n)
Percentage (%)
Sex
Male
181
63.3
Female
105
36.7
Age (yrs)
21–29
237
82.9
30–39
41
14.3
>40
8
2.8
Religion
Orthodox Christians
220
76.9
Muslim
28
9.8
Protestant Christians
29
10.1
Others
9
3.1
Marital status
Unmarried
192
67.1
Married
94
32.9
Education level
Certificate
6
2.1
Diploma
9
3.1
First degree
241
84.3
Master degree
21
7.3
Specialist
9
3.1
Profession
Medical doctors
91
31.8
Nurses
94
32.9
Health officers
6
2.1
Pharmacist
34
11.9
Lab. technologists
26
9.1
Midwives
20
7
Others
15
5.2
Work experience
<5 years
215
75.2
≥5 years
71
24.8
Department
Surgical department
35
12.2
Laboratory
28
9.8
Delivery unit
27
9.4
Emergency department
15
5.2
Internal medicine
75
26.2
Pediatrics
53
18.5
Pharmacy unit
15
5.2
Gynecology/obstetrics
13
4.5
Others
25
8.7
Catholic, atheist, and Hindu; health officer, anesthesia, dentist, physiotherapies, and psychiatry nurse; dental department, oncology, optometry, psychiatry ward, recovery, and general ward.
