Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants at the college of medicine and health sciences, University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 187 (76) |
| Female | 59 (24) |
| Age | |
| 20–24 | 217 (88.2) |
| 25–29 | 29 (11.8) |
| Department | |
| Medicine | 74 (30.1) |
| MLT | 17 (6.9) |
| PHO | 35 (14.2) |
| Physiotherapy | 11 (4.5) |
| Nurse | 34 (13.8) |
| Midwifery | 33 (13.4) |
| Anaesthesia | 12 (4.9) |
| Optometry | 11 (4.5) |
| Psychiatry | 19 (7.7) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 102 (41.5) |
| Urban | 144 (58.5) |
MLT medical laboratory technologists, PHO public health officer, PHO students receive training for 4 years with a focus on primary care, with minor surgical procedures, as well as managerial health care service. The PHO serves mostly in health centers