Public Health Risks from Mismanagement of Healthcare Wastes in Shinyanga Municipality Health Facilities, Tanzania

Table 2

Demographic information of employees in the sampled hospitals.

Item	Characteristics	SRRH		KDDH		KUHC		Total
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Age	16–30	10	7.9	7	11.7	3	15.0	20	9.7
	31–45	58	45.7	28	46.7	6	30.0	92	44.4
	46–60	57	44.9	25	41.6	11	55.0	93	44.9
	61 and above	2	1.5	0	0	0	0	2	1.0
	Total	127	100	60	100	20	100	207	100
Gender	Male	76	59.8	32	53.3	8	40.0	116	56.0
	Female	51	40.2	28	46.7	12	60.0	91	44.0
	Total	127	100	60	100	20	100	207	100
Level of education	Primary	9	7.1	5	8.3	3	15.0	17	8.2
	Secondary	30	23.6	16	26.7	5	25.0	51	24.6
	Tertiary	88	69.3	39	65.0	12	60.0	139	67.1
	Total	127	100	60	100	20	100	207	100