Table 2 Basic characteristics of health care workers in study of knowledge about blood born pathogens at first level health facilities in Sindh province of Pakistan 2004
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) (n = 235) | ||
< 20 | 42 | 17.9 |
20–30 | 78 | 33.2 |
30–40 | 62 | 25.9 |
40 or more | 53 | 22.6 |
Mean age of respondent (Std) | 30.0(10.76) | |
District (n = 238) | ||
Mirpurkhas | 137 | 57.3 |
Larkana | 101 | 42.3 |
Area (n = 239) | ||
Urban | 55 | 23 |
Rural | 184 | 77 |
Facility by owner (n = 239) | ||
Public | 39 | 16.3 |
Private | 200 | 83.7 |
Facility by major provider (n = 238) | ||
Public physician | 29 | 12.1 |
GP | 128 | 53.8 |
Non MBBS | 81 | 33.9 |
Respondent type (n = 239) | ||
MBBS Prescriber | 42 | 17.6 |
Non-MBBS prescriber | 22 | 9.2 |
Dispenser | 166 | 69.5 |
Housekeeper | 9 | 3.8 |
Professional Qualification | ||
MBBS | 42 | 17.6 |
Nursing Diploma | 20 | 8.4 |
B-Pharmacy | 56 | 23.4 |
Dispenser/lab technician diploma | 12 | 5.0 |
Homaopathy | 30 | 12.6 |
No professional education | 79 | 33.1 |
Years of work experience | ||
1 st (0–3) | 60 | 25.1 |
2 nd (4–7) | 60 | 25.1 |
3 rd (8–14) | 66 | 27.6 |
4 (> 14) | 53 | 22.18 |
Mean years of work experience | 9.55 | 7.6 |