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Table 1 Socio-demographic and work characteristics of health workers

From: Effect of mobile-phone messaging on patient and health-worker knowledge and adherence to the isoniazid preventive therapy guideline in HIV clinics in Southeast, Nigeria

Variable

Intervention

Control

χ2

p value

N = 44

n (%)

N = 41

n (%)

Age group (years)

    

  < 30

2 (4.5)

15 (36.6)

16.86

 < 0.001a

 30–39

17 (38.6)

15 (36.6)

  

  ≥ 40

25 (56.8)

11 (26.8)

  

Mean age (mean ± SD)

40.43 ± 7.16

33.15 ± 8.56

4.26b

 < 0.001a

Gender

 Male

19 (43.2)

17 (41.5)

0.03

0.87

 Female

25 (56.8)

24 (58.5)

  

Marital status

 Married

34 (77.3)

21 (51.2)

6.31

0.01a

 Othersc

10 (22.7)

20 (48.8)

  

Professional level

 Medical Doctor

23 (52.3)

7 (17.1)

11.52

0.001a

 Other health workersd

21 (47.7)

34 (82.9)

  

Duration of work in HIV clinic

 6–11 months

7 (15.9)

12 (29.3)

2.24

0.52

 1–3 years

13 (29.5)

11 (26.8)

  

  > 3 years–5 years

11 (25.0)

8 (19.5)

  

  > 5 years

13 (29.5)

10 (24.4)

  

Training on TB/HIV activities

 Yes

30 (68.2)

23 (56.1)

1.32

0.25

 No

14 (31.8)

18 (43.9)

  

Training on IPT

 Yes

15 (34.1)

17 (41.5)

0.49

0.48

 No

29 (65.9)

24 (58.5)

  

Ever read guideline

 Yes

27 (61.4)

25 (61.0)

0.001

0.97

 No

17 (38.9)

16 (39.0)

  
  1. aStatistical significance bT test
  2. cSingle, divorced, widowed, separated
  3. dNurses, Pharmacists, CHEWS