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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 304 healthcare providers in the STI intervention arm and control arm

From: Improved knowledge and reported practice regarding sexually transmitted infections among healthcare providers in rural Vietnam: a cluster randomised controlled educational intervention

Category

Intervention arm

Control arm

Total

p-value

% (n = 160)

% (n = 144)

% (n = 304)

 

Age (years)

    

<35

34

33

34

0.943

35–50

39

41

40

>50

26

26

26

Sex

    

Male

35

33

34

0.664

Female

65

67

66

Occupation

   

MD/AMDa

59

51

55

0.479

Pharmacistb

24

29

27

Nurse/midwife

16

20

18

Working places

    

Commune health centre

68

57

63

0.084

Village level

8

18

12

Private clinic

5

6

6

Pharmacy/drugstore

19

19

19

Professional education

    

Lower professional training (6–12 months)

12

22

16

0.073

Intermediate professional training (2–3 yrs)

77

67

72

University/post-graduate

11

11

11

  1. aMD: Medical doctor (15 respondents); AMD: assistant medical doctor (70 respondents).
  2. bUniversity pharmacist (2 respondents), intermediate-training pharmacist 3(50 respondents), and low-training pharmacist (27 respondents).