Table 1 Respondent characteristics by site, overall
From: Changing HCW attitudes: a case study of normalizing HIV service delivery in emergency departments
Variable | Frere Hospital (n = 52) % | Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital (n = 50) % | Mthatha Regional Hospital (n = 30) % | Total (n = 132) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
 20–29 years | 15 (28.9) | 17 (34.0) | 18 (60.0) | 50 (37.9) |
 30–39 years | 10 (19.2) | 15 (30.0) | 6 (20.0) | 31 (23.5) |
 ≥ 40 years | 27 (51.9) | 17 (34.0) | 6 (20.0) | 50 (37.9) |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 11 (21.2) | 19 (38.0) | 8 (26.7) | 38 (28.8) |
 Female | 40 (76.9) | 31 (62.0) | 22 (73.3) | 93 (70.5) |
Race | ||||
 African | 34 (65.4) | 46 (92.0) | 27 (90.0) | 107 (81.1) |
 White | 6 (11.5) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (6.1) |
 Coloured | 12 (23.1) | 2 (4.0) | 3 (10.0) | 17 (12.9) |
Highest level of education | ||||
  < High School | 3 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.3) |
 Received high school diploma | 11 (21.2) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (3.3) | 13 (9.9) |
 ≥ Bachelor’s degree | 38 (73.1) | 49 (98.0) | 29 (96.7) | 116 (87.9) |
Current position | ||||
 Physician | 14 (26.9) | 17 (34.0) | 14 (46.7) | 45 (34.1) |
 Registered nurse | 29 (55.8) | 16 (32.0) | 7 (23.3) | 52 (39.4) |
 Nursing assistants / practitioners | 5 (9.6) | 10 (20.0) | 4 (13.3) | 19 (14.4) |
 Case managers | 4 (7.7) | 7 (14.0) | 5 (16.7) | 16 (12.1) |
Total years of practice | ||||
 0–4 years | 8 (15.4) | 21 (42.0) | 19 (63.3) | 50 (37.9) |
 5–9 years | 22 (42.3) | 16 (32.0) | 8 (26.7) | 46 (34.9) |
  ≥ 10 years | 20 (38.5) | 13 (26.0) | 3 (10.0) | 36 (27.3) |
 Overall attitudes score | 3.16 | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.44 |