Table 5.
Health professionals with good attitude toward telemedicine.
| Characteristics | Number | Percent | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 109 | 57.1 | 0.000 X 2 = 17.921 |
| Female | 82 | 42.9 | |
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| Age | |||
| 20–29 | 106 | 55.5 | 0.000 X 2 = 29.826 |
| 30–39 | 48 | 25.1 | |
| >39 | 37 | 19.4 | |
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| Educational status | |||
| Diploma | 16 | 8.4 | 0.000 X 2 = 77.512 |
| Degree | 149 | 78.0 | |
| Masters | 18 | 9.4 | |
| Others∗ | 8 | 4.2 | |
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| Type of profession | |||
| Physician | 11 | 5.8 | 0.000 X 2 = 60.931 |
| Nurse | 87 | 45.5 | |
| Health officer | 9 | 4.7 | |
| Medical laboratory technician | 25 | 13.1 | |
| Pharmacist | 24 | 12.6 | |
| Midwifery | 21 | 11.0 | |
| Others∗∗ | 14 | 7.3 | |
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| Year of experience | |||
| <5 | 134 | 70.1 | 0.000 X 2 = 44.959 |
| 5–10 | 42 | 22.0 | |
| >10 | 15 | 7.9 | |
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| Salary | |||
| <1500 | 9 | 4.7 | 0.000 X 2 = 34.214 |
| 1500–3500 | 81 | 42.4 | |
| 3500–5500 | 67 | 35.1 | |
| >5500 | 34 | 17.8 | |
∗Certificate and PhD. ∗∗Physiotherapist, psychiatrist, anesthetists, radiologist, and optometrist.