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. 2012 Aug 29;12:707. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-707

Table 6.

The association of socio-demographic characteristics and practice of equipment sterilization practices among male barbershops of Gondar and Bahir Dar cities, 2010

Characteristics
Sterilization practiced
Total
X2
P-value
  Appropriate Inappropriate      
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
   Male
97(95.1)
5(4.9)
102(100)
0.05
0.82
   Female
15(93.8)
1(6.2)
16(100)
 
 
Age
 
 
 
 
 
   <20 years
10(100)
0(0)
10(100)
1.61
0.81
   20-29 years
88(93.6)
6(6.4)
94(100)
 
 
   30-39 years
11(100)
0(0)
11(100)
 
 
   40-49 years
2(100)
0(0)
2(100)
 
 
   >50 years
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   Total
112(94.9)
6(5.1)
118(100)
 
 
Religion
 
 
 
 
 
   Orthodox Christianity
102(94.4)
6(5.6)
108(100)
0.53
0.77
   Muslim
5(100)
0(0)
5(100)
 
 
   Protestant
4(100)
0(0)
4(100)
 
 
   Total
111(94.9)
6(5.1)
117(100)
 
 
Educational status
 
 
 
 
 
   No formal education
4(100)
0(0)
4(100)
0.50
0.78
   Primary school
27(96.4)
1(3.6)
28(100)
 
 
   High school
77(93.9)
5(6.1)
82(100)
 
 
   College and above
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
 
 
   Total
108(94.7)
6(5.3)
114(100)
 
 
Monthly income
 
 
 
 
 
   50-250
15(100)
0(0)
15(100)
19.4
0.002
   251-500
43(100)
0(0)
43(100)
 
 
   501-750
16(100)
0(0)
16(100)
 
 
   751-1000
10(100)
0(0)
10(100)
 
 
   >1001
5(100)
0(0)
5(100)
 
 
Years of Practice
 
 
 
 
 
   <5 years
80(94.1)
5(5.9)
85(100)
0.54
0.97
   5-10 years
26(96.3)
1(3.7)
27(100)
 
 
   11-15 years
4(100)
0(0)
4(100)
 
 
   16-20 years
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   >21 years
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   Total
112(94.9)
6(5.1)
118(100)
 
 
Scored level of Knowledge (See Table3)
 
 
 
 
 
   Poor
4(100)
0(0)
4(100)
1.96
0.58
   Fair
38(92.7)
3(7.3)
4(100)
 
 
   Good
47(94.0)
3(6)
50(100)
 
 
   Excellent
23(100)
0(0)
23(100)
 
 
   Total
112(94.9)
6(5.11)
118(100)
 
 
Pre-organism isolated
 
 
 
 
 
   No isolate
18(90.0)
2(100)
20(100)
3.28
0.19
   S.auerus
14(100)
0(0)
14(100)
 
 
   CNS
79(97.5)
2(2.5)
81(100)
 
 
   Total
111(96.5)
4(3.5)
115(100)
 
 
Post-organism isolated
 
 
 
 
 
   No isolate
42(95.5)
2(4.5)
44(100)
0.55
0.76
   S.auerus
11(100)
0(0)
11(100)
 
 
   CNS
58(52.3)
2(3.3)
60(100)
 
 
   Total
111(96.5)
4(3.5)
115(100)
 
 
Pre-colony count
 
 
 
 
 
   < 300
77(96.2)
3(3.8)
80(100)
25.9
0.00
   301-600
20(100)
0(0)
20(100)
 
 
   601-900
8(88.9)
1(11.1)
9(100)
 
 
   901-1200
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   1201-1500
4(100)
0(0)
4(100)
 
 
   >1500
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   Total
111(96.5)
4(3.5)
115(100)
 
 
Post-colony count
 
 
 
 
 
   < 300
100(97.1)
3(2.9)
103(100)
33.5
0.00
   301-600
8(100)
0(0)
8(100)
 
 
   601-900
1(50)
1(50)
2(100)
 
 
   901-1200
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   1201-1500
1(33.3)
2(66.7)
3(100)
 
 
   >1500
1(100)
0(0)
1(100)
 
 
   Total
112(94.9)
6(5.1)
118(100)
 
 
Average percent colony reduction
 
 
 
 
 
   1-20
4(80)
1(20)
5(100)
5.9
0.20
   21-40
16(100)
0(0)
16(100)
 
 
   41-60
23(100)
0(0)
23(100)
 
 
   61-80
6(100)
0(0)
6(100)
 
 
   81-100
62(95.4)
3(4.6)
65(100)
 
 
   Total
110(91.7)
10(8.3)
115(100)
 
 
   Total 110(91.7) 10(8.3) 115(100)