Table 1.
Socio-demographic variable | N | (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 195 | 51.5 |
Male | 184 | 48.5 | |
Education | College diploma | 153 | 40.4 |
University Degree | 226 | 59.6 | |
Age | 18–30 | 128 | 33.8 |
31–40 | 159 | 42.0 | |
41–50 | 72 | 19.0 | |
51–60 | 20 | 5.3 | |
Religion | Christian | 346 | 91.3 |
Muslim | 17 | 4.5 | |
Hindu | 4 | 1.1 | |
Traditional | 2 | 0.5 | |
No religion | 10 | 2.6 | |
Marital status | Single | 131 | 34.6 |
Married | 248 | 56.4 | |
Geographical location | Rural | 99 | 21.6 |
Peri-urban | 112 | 29.6 | |
Urban | 168 | 44.3 | |
Place of work | Public Health Facility | 260 | 68.6 |
Private practice | 75 | 19.8 | |
NGO | 36 | 9.5 | |
Pharmaceutical company | 8 | 2.1 | |
Cadre | Public Health Officers | 86 | 22.7 |
Nursing Officer | 116 | 30.6 | |
Clinical Officers | 13 | 3.4 | |
Pharmacy/Technologists | 67 | 17.7 | |
Medical Officers | 22 | 5.8 | |
Community Health Assistants | 16 | 4.2 | |
Nutritionists | 10 | 2.6 | |
Laboratory Scientists/Technicians | 14 | 3.7 | |
Physiotherapist | 5 | 1.3 | |
Medical Consultants | 8 | 2.1 | |
Medical Registrars | 9 | 2.4 | |
Radiologists | 6 | 1.6 | |
Health Records Information | 2 | 0.5 | |
Dentist/ Dental Technologists | 5 | 1.3 |