Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

Variables
Locality	Site A	Site B	Site C
Total participants (n = 193)	66 (34.2%)	61 (31.6%)	66 (34.2%)
Age
Mean (SD)	36.3 (5.44)	31.1 (4.65)	38.8 (7.83)
Range	26–65	24–45	28–56
Gender
Male	21 (31.8%)	27 (44.8%)	15 (22.7%)
Female	45 (68.2%)	34 (55.2%)	51 (77.3%)
Designation
Doctors	22 (33.3%)	19 (31.2%)	31 (47.0%)
Nurses	18 (27.3%)	20 (32.8%)	13 (19.7%)
Physiotherapists	6 (09.1%)	18 (29.5%)	12 (18.2%)
Laboratory scientists	3 (04.5%)	2 (03.3%)	3 (04.5%)
Pharmacists	3 (04.5%)	1 (01.6%)	0
Others	14 (21.2%)	1 (01.6%)	7 (10.6%)
Years of practice
Mean (SD) years	11.85 (9.45)	5.25 (5.12)	12.17 (8.55)
Range	2.5 months–35 years	1 month–24 year	2 months–34 years

Modified from Esangbedo et al.¹⁴