Table 3 Attitude of the general health workers in leprosy control activities by type of institution, gender, profession and years of service in Oromia and Amhara Regional Sates, Ethiopia, February 2012
Variable | Negative | Intermediate | Positive | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N | X2 | P value | |
Health profession | ||||||
MD | 2(8.3) | 12(50.5) | 10(41.7) | 24 | 44.0292 | 0.000 |
BSc(HO and Nurses) | 60(36.8) | 63(38.7) | 40(24.5) | 163 | ||
Diploma clinical nurse | 170(42.8) | 123(31.0) | 104(26.2) | 397 | ||
Health assistant | 9(52.9) | 7(41.2) | 1(5.9) | 17 | ||
Respondents by Type of health facility | ||||||
Health centre | 205(40.5) | 190(37.5) | 111(21.9) | 506 | ||
District hospital | 24(35.3) | 12(17.6) | 32(47.1) | 68 | 9.1421 | 0.048 |
Zonal/referral hospital | 12(44.4) | 3(11.1) | 12(44.4) | 27 | ||
Gender (sex) | ||||||
Male | 116(35.4) | 109(33.2) | 103(31.4) | 328 | 15.3424 | 0.004 |
Female | 125(45.8) | 96(35.2) | 52(19.0) | 273 | ||
Year of experience | ||||||
0-9 | 184(40.8) | 154(34.1) | 113(25.1) | 451 | 19.76 | 0.013 |
10-19 | 23(32.39) | 30 (42.25) | 18(25.35) | 71 | ||
20-29 | 13(37.1) | 9(25.7) | 13(37.1) | 35 | ||
>30 | 21(47.7) | 12(27.3) | 11(25.0) | 44 | ||
Training in leprosy | ||||||
Yes | 62(31.8) | 82(42.1) | 51(26.1) | 195 | 9.0006 | 0.011 |
No | 179(44.1) | 123(30.3) | 104(25.6) | 406 | ||
Overall | 241(40.1) | 205(34.1) | 155(25.8) | 601 | ||