Clean and Safe Healthcare Environment: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control among Health Workforce at North Showa Zone Oromiya Region
Table 1
Sociodemographic and economic characteristics among the HWF in NSHCFs environment, Oromiya region, Ethiopia, from January to February 2019 (n = 361).
Variables
No. (%)
Total
Healthcare facilities
Health center
Hospitals
Overall
361 (100)
78 (21.6)
283 (78.4)
Age
20–29
231 (64)
42 (53.8)
189 (66.8)
30–42
130 (36)
36 (46.2)
94 (33.2)
Sex
Male
244 (67.6)
55 (70.5)
189 (66.8)
Female
117 (32.4)
23 (29.5)
94 (33.2)
Marital status
Single
131 (36.3)
27 (34.6)
104 (36.7)
Married
230 (63.7)
51 (65.4)
179 (63.3)
Educational status
Diploma
83 (23)
21 (26.9)
62 (21.9)
BSc/MD
249 (69)
49 (62.8)
200 (70.7)
MSc/specialty
29 (8)
8 (10.3)
21 (7.4)
Profession
Nurses
159 (44)
36 (46.2)
123 (43.5)
Physicians
55 (15.2)
0
55 (19.4)
Midwives
43 (11.9)
11 (14.1)
32 (11.3)
MLS
59 (16.3)
14 (17.9)
45 (15.9)
Health officer
27 (7.5)
12 (15.4)
15 (5.3)
Others
18 (5.1)
5 (6.4)
13 (4.6)
Monthly salary
1,080 to 4,999
229 (63.4)
46 (59.0)
183 (64.7)
5,000 to 10,058
132 (36.6)
32 (41.0)
100 (35.3)
Year of experience
<5
210 (58.2)
38 (48.7)
172 (60.8)
5–9
107 (29.6)
29 (37.2)
78 (27.6)
≥10
44 (12.2)
11 (14.1)
33 (11.6)
Pharmacy, ophthalmologic nurse, and psychiatry nurse.
