Table 1.
Background characteristics of respondents.
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Length of service (years) | |
| 1–5 | 38 (10.9) |
| 6–10 | 103 (29.4) |
| 11–15 | 119 (34.0) |
| 16–20 | 55 (15.7) |
| ≥21 | 35 (10.0) |
| Mean length of service | 12.66 ± 6.65 |
| Age group | |
| ≤29 | 27 (7.7) |
| 30–34 | 26 (7.4) |
| 35–39 | 80 (22.9) |
| 40–44 | 121 (34.6) |
| ≥45 | 96 (27.4) |
| Mean age ± standard deviation | 40 ± 6.8 years |
| Sex | |
| Male | 61 (17.4) |
| Female | 289 (82.6) |
| Level of education | |
| University | 99 (28.3) |
| College | 76 (21.7) |
| Secondary | 35 (10.0) |
| Primary | 140 (40.0) |
| Cadre of workers | |
| Doctor | 16 (4.6) |
| Nurse | 73 (20.9) |
| CHO | 30 (8.6) |
| CHEW | 33 (9.4) |
| Health assistant | 198 (56.6) |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | 227 (64.9) |
| Islam | 123 (35.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 328 (93.7) |
| Widowed | 10 (2.9) |
| Single | 12 (3.4) |