Table I.
Characteristics of healthcare professionals at Mulago National Referral Hospital, January 2010-March 2010 (N=223)
| Characteristic | Values |
| Median age (min-max) in years | 32.5(23–65) |
| Years of work experience, median (min- max) | 12.5(0–30) |
| Other characteristics | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 84(37.7) |
| Female | 139(62.3) |
| Healthcare workers at each Hospital department | |
| General medicine | 66 (29.6) |
| Surgery | 37 (16.6) |
| Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 36 (16.1) |
| Paediatrics and child health | 48 (21.5) |
| Oncology | 7 (3.1) |
| Others* | 29(13.0) |
| Profession | |
| Doctor | 95(42.6) |
| Nurse | 120(53.8) |
| Pharmacist | 8(3.6) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 101(45.3) |
| Married | 118(52.9) |
| Widowed | 4 (1.8) |
| Religious Affiliation | |
| Roman Catholic | 65( 29.1) |
| Anglican | 78 (35.0) |
| Pentecostal | 58 (26.0) |
| Muslim | 17 (7.6) |
| Others | 5(2.2) |
*
includes Accident & Emergency, Family medicine, Nutrition & dietetics, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry and Radiology.