Table 1.
Socio-demographic and COVID-19-related characteristics of health-care workers in North Shoa Zone, Oromiya region July 2020 (n = 417).
| Variables | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Health care workers | |||
| Nurses | Physicians | Medical laboratory | ||
| Overall | 417 (100) | 221 (53.0) | 98 (23.5) | 98 (23.5) |
| Age | ||||
| 20–30 | 172 (41.2) | 74 (33.5) | 44 (44.9) | 54 (55.1) |
| 30–40 | 155 (37.2) | 103 (46.6) | 20 (20.4) | 32 (32.7) |
| ≥40 | 94 (21.6) | 44 (19.9) | 34 (34.7) | 12 (12.2) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 279 (66.9) | 141 (63.8) | 82 (83.7) | 56 (57.1) |
| Female | 138 (33.1) | 80 (36.2) | 16 (16.3) | 42 (42.9) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 175 (42.0) | 101 (45.7) | 42 (42.9) | 32 (32.7) |
| Married | 242 (58.0) | 120 (54.3) | 56 (57.1) | 66 (67.3) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Diploma | 140 (33.6) | 108 (48.9) | 0 (0) | 32 (32.7) |
| BSc/MD | 177 (42.4) | 55 (24.9) | 56 (57.1) | 66 (67.3) |
| MSc/specialty | 100 (24.0) | 58 (26.2) | 42 (42.9) | 0 (0) |
| Working unit/department | ||||
| Emergency | 77 (18.5) | 56 (25.3) | 21 (21.4) | 0 (0) |
| Surgical | 56 (13.4) | 30 (13.6) | 26 (26.5) | 0 (0) |
| Medical | 55 (13.2) | 27 (12.2) | 28 (28.6) | 0 (0) |
| COVID-19 treatment center | 97 (23.3) | 55 (24.9) | 13 (13.3) | 29 (29.6) |
| Medical laboratory | 69 (16.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 69 (70.4) |
| Outpatient department | 63 (15.1) | 53 (24.0) | 10 (10.2) | 0 (0) |
| Year of experience | ||||
| <5 year | 141 (33.8) | 77 (34.8) | 36 (36.7) | 28 (28.6) |
| 5–10 years | 170 (40.8) | 100 (45.3) | 36 (36.7) | 34 (34.7) |
| >10 years | 106 (25.4) | 44 (19.9) | 26 (26.6) | 36 (36.7) |
| Taking online training about COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 136 (32.6) | 78 (35.3) | 38 (38.8) | 20 (20.4) |
| Yes | 281 (67.4) | 143 (64.7) | 60 (61.2) | 78 (79.6) |
| Availability of personal protective equipment | ||||
| No | 299 (71.7) | 159 (71.9) | 74 (75.5) | 66 (67.3) |
| Yes | 118 (28.3) | 62 (28.1) | 24 (24.5) | 32 (32.7) |
| Experience symptom of COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 214 (51.3) | 97 (43.9) | 59 (60.2) | 58 (59.2) |
| Yes | 203 (48.7) | 124 (56.1) | 39 (39.8) | 40 (40.8) |
| Friend or families experience a symptom of COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 327 (78.4) | 167 (75.6) | 83 (84.7) | 77 (78.6) |
| Yes | 90 (21.6) | 54 (24.4) | 15 (15.3) | 21 (21.4) |
| Noticed the COVID-19 cases in your institution | ||||
| No | 243 (58.3) | 106 (48) | 76 (77.6) | 61 (62.2) |
| Yes | 174 (41.7) | 115 (52) | 22 (22.4) | 37 (37.8) |