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Table 1 Table of study population characteristics from a paper on the assessment of knowledge and practice in relation to tuberculosis control in health workers in Ethiopia [10]. Socio demographic characteristics of the study population in public health facilities, Addis Ababa, 2014

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Variable

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

  

(N=582)

 

Age

18–29

383

65.8

 

30–39

136

23.4

 

>40

63

10.4

Sex

Male

228

39.2

 

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 personnsel

49

8.4

 

Pharmacy personnsel

45

7.7

 

Othersa

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

 

Othersb

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 year

150

25.8

 

>6 years

91

15.6

Experience in TB clinics

Yes

134

23

 

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

 

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

  1. OPD outpatient department; TB Tuberculosis.
  2. aMidwife, radiology, physiotherapy; bMCH, delivery,EPI, FP, physiotherapy