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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 3132)

From: Uptake of hepatitis B vaccination and its determinants among health care workers in a tertiary health facility in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Socio-demographic characteristics

Doctors (N = 297)

Nurses/Pharmacists/Lab Workers (N = 716)

Admin staff (N = 2119)

Total N = 3132

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sex

 Male

185

62.3

277

38.7

489

23.1

951

30.4

 Female

112

37.7

439

61.3

1630

76.9

2181

69.6

Age – group (Years)

  < 20

0

0

0

0

12

0.6

12

0.4

 20–30

94

31.7

84

11.7

414

19.5

592

18.9

 31–40

112

37.7

196

27.4

843

39.8

1151

36.7

 41–50

66

22.2

298

41.6

558

26.3

922

29.5

 51–60

21

7.1

138

19.3

273

12.9

432

13.8

  > 60

4

1.3

0

0

19

0.9

23

0.7

Education Level

 Primary

0

0

0

0

269

12.7

269

8.6

 Secondary

0

0

23

3.2

603

28.5

626

20.0

 Tertiary

297

100

693

96.8

1247

58.8

2237

71.4

Marital status

 

 Married

198

66.7

510

71.2

1466

69.2

2174

69.4

 Single

97

32.6

201

28.1

571

26.9

869

27.7

 Separated

0

0

0

0

11

0.5

11

0.4

 Widowed

2

0.7

5

0.7

71

3.4

78

2.5

Duration of work (Years of experience)

  < 1 Year

38

12.8

19

2.7

206

9.7

263

8.3

 1–5 Years

152

51.2

101

14.1

678

32.0

931

29.8

  > 5–10 Years

50

16.8

380

53.1

410

19.3

840

26.8

  > 10 Years

57

19.2

216

30.1

825

39.0

1098

35.1