Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of health workers at Gondar University Referral Hospital and Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
| Variables | Number | Per cent |
| Working site | ||
| Internal medicine | 79 | 21 |
| Surgery | 46 | 12.2 |
| Gynaecology and obstetrics | 43 | 11.4 |
| Paediatrics | 52 | 13.8 |
| OPD and others | 157 | 41.6 |
| Age (year) | ||
| <25 | 130 | 34.5 |
| 26–30 | 189 | 50.1 |
| >30 | 58 | 15.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 229 | 60.7 |
| Female | 148 | 39.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 155 | 41.9 |
| Not married | 222 | 49.1 |
| Profession | ||
| Doctor of Medicine | 59 | 15.6 |
| Nurse | 198 | 52.5 |
| Medical laboratory | 44 | 11.7 |
| Other health professionals | 76 | 20.1 |
| Educational level | ||
| Diploma | 75 | 19.9 |
| BSc degree | 236 | 62.6 |
| Postgraduate and above | 66 | 17.5 |
| Staff categories | ||
| Teaching staff | 56 | 14.9 |
| Hospital staff | 321 | 85.1 |
| Working experience (years) | ||
| <3 | 139 | 36.9 |
| 03June | 90 | 23.9 |
| >6 | 148 | 39.3 |
| Ever diagnosed for TB | ||
| Yes | 138 | 36.6 |
| No | 239 | 63.4 |
| Trained for infection prevention | ||
| Yes | 79 | 21 |
| No | 298 | 79 |
OPD, outpatient departments; TB, tuberculosis.