Assessment of knowledge and practice of health workers towards tuberculosis infection control and associated factors in public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the study population in public health facilities, Addis Ababa, 2014

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency (N = 582)	%
Age	18–29	383	65.8
	30–39	136	23.4
	>40	63	10.4
Sex	Male	228	39.2
Sex	Female	352	60.5
Marital status	Single	308	52.9
	Married	260	44.7
	Divorced and Widowed	14	2.4
Profession	Physician	35	6
	Nurse	66	56.4
	Health Officer	328	11.3
	Lab personnel	49	8.4
	Pharmacy personnel	45	7.7
	Others*	59	10.1
Currently working unit	OPD	181	31.1
	TB clinic and TB ward	30	5.2
	Laboratory	43	7.4
	Pharmacy	46	7.9
	Triage	24	4.1
	Medical ward	32	5.5
	Others**	226	38.8
Educational status	Diploma	280	48.1
	First degree	289	49.7
	Second degree and above	13	2.2
Service year in health facility	<3 years	341	58.6
	3 -6 years	150	25.8
	>6 years	91	15.6
Experience in TB clinics	Yes	134	23
Experience in TB clinics	No	444	76.3
Year of experience in TB clinic	<1 year	57	57
	1-4 years	37	37
	>4 years	6	6
Have TB training	Yes	134	23
Have TB training	No	444	76.3
Duration of training	<3 days	23	17.6
	4-6 days	59	45
	7-10 days	35	28.2
	>10 days	12	9.2

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