Table 1.
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of healthcare workers in Mogadishu, Somalia (2024) (n = 246)
Variable
|
Category
|
Frequency
|
Percentage
|
Age | < 30 | 153 | 62.2 |
≥ 30 | 93 | 37.8 | |
Gender | Female | 117 | 47.6 |
Male | 129 | 52.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 116 | 47.2 |
Married | 111 | 45.1 | |
Divorced/Widowed | 19 | 7.7 | |
Have children | Yes | 114 | 46.3 |
No | 132 | 53.7 | |
Education status | Diploma | 20 | 8.1 |
Undergraduate | 85 | 34.6 | |
Postgraduate | 141 | 57.3 | |
Profession | Specialist doctor | 30 | 12.2 |
Resident doctor | 59 | 24.0 | |
Nurse | 137 | 55.7 | |
Others | 20 | 8.1 | |
Monthly income | 500–999 USD | 157 | 63.8 |
1000–1999 USD | 59 | 24.0 | |
≥ 2000 USD | 30 | 12.2 | |
Smoke cigarette | Yes | 10 | 4.1 |
No | 236 | 95.9 | |
Physically active | Yes | 129 | 52.4 |
No | 117 | 47.6 | |
Body mass index | Underweight | 6 | 2.4 |
Normal weight | 146 | 59.3 | |
Overweight | 82 | 33.3 | |
Obese | 12 | 4.9 |