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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Knowledge, causes, and experience of inter-professional conflict and rivalry among healthcare professionals in Nigeria

Variable

Frequency (%)

Gender

 Male

1405 (63.7)

 Female

802 (36.3)

Age

 18 – 30

309 (14.1)

 31 – 40

677 (30.8)

 41 -50

717 (32.8)

 51 – 60

461 (21.0)

 Above 60

34 (1.5)

Highest Educational Level

 

 Diploma

57 (2.6)

 First degree

1172 (54.1)

 Master’s degree

743 (34.3)

 Doctorate

195 (9.0)

Profession

 Doctor

740 (33.9)

 Pharmacist

687 (31.5)

 Medical Laboratory Scientist

245 (11.2)

 Nurse

443 (20.3)

 Other healthcare workers

67 (3.1)

Grade Level

 Senior

1440 (68.2)

 Directorate

356 (16.9)

 Management

259 (12.3)

 Others

55 (2.6)

Level of Union Activity

 No interest in union

420 (20.2)

 Low activity

684 (32.9)

 Average activity

712 (34.3)

 High activity

260 (12.5)

Sector

 Public sector

1821 (82.5)

 Private sector

219 (10.4)

 Development sector

9 (0.4)

 Academic sector

66 (3.1)