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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Oct 28;34(12):1289–1296. doi: 10.1086/673979

Table 1.

Demographics and Healthcare Characteristics of Survey Participants (N=261)

Characteristic Total n=261 (%)
Mean Age, (IQR) 30 (25–32)
Female 128 (49)
Reported BCG Vaccine 167 (63)
History of TB Treatment 30 (11)
Know a Co-worker treated for TB 134 (51)
Job Title
  Physician

132 (51)
  Nurse 129 (49)
Physician Specialties (n=131)
  Internal medicine
  Surgery
  Obstetrics/Gynecology
  Other Departments
55 (42)
42 (32))
28 (21)
6 (5)
Provide Direct Patient Care 240 (93)
Care for ICU Patients 121 (47)
Care for Patients with TB 209 (79)
Mean number of patients interacted with during a shift
<5
  5–10
  11–15
  16–20
>20

16 (6)
68 (26)
55 (21)
44 (17)
81 (31)
Duration of average shift
< 8 hours
  8–11 hours
  12–16 hours
  17–24 hours

59 (23)
136 (54)
37 (15)
21 (8)
Duration in Current Position
< 1 year
  1–4 Years
  5–10 Years
> 10 Years

88 (34)
103 (39)
42 (16)
29 (11)