Table 2.
General characteristics of health facility workers
| N = 131 | n (%) |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Busia | 48 (36.6) |
| Kajiado | 83 (63.4) |
| Health facility level | |
| Hospital | 10 (7.6) |
| Health centre | 29 (22.1) |
| Dispensarya | 92 (70.2) |
| Health facility ownership | |
| Public | 84 (64.1) |
| Private | 28 (21.4) |
| NGO/FBO | 19 (14.5) |
| Working at health facility with IDSR focal person | 91 (69.5) |
| Age; median [IQR]b | 36 [30–48] |
| Gender | |
| Female | 68 (51.9) |
| Male | 63 (48.1) |
| Qualification | |
| Nurse | 92 (70.2) |
| Clinical officer | 27 (20.6) |
| Medical doctor | 2 (1.5) |
| Other cadrec | 10 (7.6) |
| Exposure to disease surveillance interventions | |
| Availability of poster | 90 (68.7) |
| Availability of guidelines | 20 (15.3) |
| Received support supervision in the last 6 months | 97 (74.1) |
| Attended training in 2013 | 80 (61.1) |
aIncludes: 18 medical clinics, 3 maternity homes, and 6 nursing homes
bExcludes 2 health worker with missing age information
cOther includes: 1 Community Health Extension Worker, 1 health records officer, 1 public health officer, 1 Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission worker, and 6 laboratory technician/technologist
Abbreviations
CO clinical officer, FBO faith-based organization, IDSR integrated disease surveillance and response, IQR interquartile range, MD medical doctor, NGO non-governmental organization