Table 1.
Socio-demographic and background characteristics of study participants (n = 120); and comparison of the characteristics among laboratory (n = 19) and non-laboratory professionals (n = 101)
| |
Overall frequency (%)
|
Profession
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory professionals frequency (%) | Non-laboratory professionals frequency (%) | p -value | ||
|
Working site
|
|
|
|
|
| Arbaminch general hospital |
60 (50.0%) |
10 (52.6%) |
50 (49.5%) |
0.967§ |
| Chencha district hospital |
34 (28.3%) |
5 (26.3%) |
29 (28.7%) |
|
| Sawula district hospital |
26 (21.7%) |
4 (21.1%) |
22 (21.8%) |
|
|
Gender
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
66 (55.0%) |
15 (78.9%) |
51 (50.5%) |
0.025
*
|
| Female |
54 (45.0%) |
4 (21.1%) |
50 (49.5%) |
|
|
Age group
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 26 years |
57 (47.5%) |
11 (57.9%) |
52 (51.5%) |
0.793§ |
| > 26 years |
63 (52.5%) |
8 (42.1%) |
49 (48.5%) |
|
|
Qualification
|
|
|
|
|
| Diploma |
107 (89.2%) |
14 (73.7%) |
93 (92.1%) |
0.050
§
|
| First degree |
13 (10.8%) |
5 (26.3%) |
8 (7.9%) |
|
|
Experience
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 4 years |
61 (50.8%) |
13 (68.4%) |
48 (47.5%) |
0.155§ |
| > 4 years |
59 (49.2%) |
6 (31.6%) |
53 (52.5%) |
|
|
Ever got education on
VBC |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
77 (64.2%) |
19 (100%) |
43 (42.6%) |
<0.001
*
|
|
No |
43 (35.8%) |
0 (0%) |
58 (57.4%) |
|
|
Ever got on-job training on
VBC |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
11 (9.2%) |
5 (26.3%) |
6 (5.9%) |
0.017
§
|
| No | 109 (90.8%) | 14 (73.7%) | 95 (94.1%) | |
§Chi-square test, *Fisher’s exact test, VBC = Venous Blood Collection.