Table 1 Socio-demographic and background characteristics of study participants (n = 120); and comparison of the characteristics among laboratory (n = 19) and non-laboratory professionals (n = 101)
Overall frequency (%) | Profession | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory professionals frequency (%) | Non-laboratory professionals frequency (%) | p-value | ||
Working site | ||||
Arbaminch general hospital | 60 (50.0%) | 10 (52.6%) | 50 (49.5%) | 0.967§ |
Chencha district hospital | 34 (28.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | 29 (28.7%) | |
Sawula district hospital | 26 (21.7%) | 4 (21.1%) | 22 (21.8%) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 66 (55.0%) | 15 (78.9%) | 51 (50.5%) | 0.025 * |
Female | 54 (45.0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 50 (49.5%) | |
Age group | ||||
≤ 26 years | 57 (47.5%) | 11 (57.9%) | 52 (51.5%) | 0.793§ |
> 26 years | 63 (52.5%) | 8 (42.1%) | 49 (48.5%) | |
Qualification | ||||
Diploma | 107 (89.2%) | 14 (73.7%) | 93 (92.1%) | 0.050 § |
First degree | 13 (10.8%) | 5 (26.3%) | 8 (7.9%) | |
Experience | ||||
≤ 4 years | 61 (50.8%) | 13 (68.4%) | 48 (47.5%) | 0.155§ |
> 4 years | 59 (49.2%) | 6 (31.6%) | 53 (52.5%) | |
Ever got education on VBC | ||||
Yes | 77 (64.2%) | 19 (100%) | 43 (42.6%) | <0.001 * |
No | 43 (35.8%) | 0 (0%) | 58 (57.4%) | |
Ever got on-job training on VBC | ||||
Yes | 11 (9.2%) | 5 (26.3%) | 6 (5.9%) | 0.017 § |
No | 109 (90.8%) | 14 (73.7%) | 95 (94.1%) | |