Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants by hospital
| Characteristics | Hospital, n (%)a | Total, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASH | ZMH | GMH | Y12HMC | MH | SPHMMC | ||
| Gender (n = 1134) | |||||||
| Male | 140 (49.5) | 72 (40.7) | 42 (36.5) | 67 (44.1) | 90 (51.7) | 126 (54.1) | 537 (47.4) |
| Female | 143 (50.5) | 105 (59.3) | 73 (63.5) | 85 (55.9) | 84 (48.3) | 107 (45.9) | 597 (52.6) |
| Age group (years) (n = 982) | |||||||
| 20–29 | 83 (42.8) | 98 (60.9) | 55 (51.4) | 69 (46.6) | 98 (62.0) | 166 (77.6) | 569 (57.9) |
| 30–39 | 85 (43.8) | 46 (28.6) | 33 (30.8) | 60 (40.5) | 48 (30.4) | 45 (21.0) | 317 (32.3) |
| ≥ 40 | 26 (13.4) | 17 (10.6) | 19 (17.8) | 19 (12.8) | 128 (7.6) | 3 (1.4) | 96 (9.6) |
| Mean (±SD) | 32.6 (±7.1) | 30.1 (±6.8) | 31.8 (±7.3) | 31.7 (±6.0) | 29.5 (±5.8) | 27.0 (±4.0) | 30.3 (±6.4) |
| Professional category (n = 1134) | |||||||
| Physician | 79 (27.9) | 39 (22.0) | 17 (14.8) | 35 (23.0) | 39 (22.4) | 43 (18.5) | 252 (22.2) |
| Intern | 17 (6.0) | 36 (20.3) | 7 (6.1) | 12 (7.9) | 29 (16.7) | 22 (9.4) | 123 (10.8) |
| Nurse | 128 (45.8) | 54 (30.5) | 51 (44.3) | 48 (31.6) | 68 (39.1) | 104 (44.6) | 453 (39.9) |
| Midwife | 19 (6.7) | 15 (8.5) | 21 (18.3) | 15 (9.9) | 20 (11.5) | 27 (11.5) | 117 (10.3) |
| Otherb | 40 (14.1) | 33 (18.6) | 19 (16.5) | 42 (27.6) | 18 (10.3) | 37 (15.9) | 189 (16.7) |
| Department/Unit (n = 1134) | |||||||
| OB/GYN | 20 (7.1) | 35 (19.8) | 56 (48.7) | 22 (14.5) | 33 (19.0) | 29 (12.4) | 195 (17.2) |
| Surgical | 50 (17.7) | 16 (9.0) | 0.0 | 14 (9.2) | 28 (16.1) | 49 (21.0) | 157 (13.8) |
| Pediatrics | 25 (8.9) | 24 (13.6) | 5 (4.3) | 35 (23.0) | 25 (14.4) | 37 (15.9) | 151 (13.3) |
| Medical | 44 (15.6) | 31 (17.5) | 0.0 | 27 (17.8) | 28 (16.1) | 17 (7.3) | 147 (13.0) |
| OPD/Screening/Triage | 41 (14.5) | 17 (9.6) | 16 (13.9) | 21 (13.8) | 19 (10.9) | 30 (9.0) | 144 (12.7) |
| Emergency | 35 (12.4) | 9 (5.1) | 10 (8.7) | 10 (6.6) | 10 (5.7) | 21 (9.0) | 95 (8.4) |
| Anesthesia/OR/IC | 39 (13.8) | 13 (7.3) | 14 (12.2) | 5 (3.3) | 6 (3.4) | 16 (6.9) | 93 (8.2) |
| Otherc | 28 (9.9) | 32 (18.1) | 14 (12.2) | 18 (11.8) | 25 (14.4) | 34 (14.6) | 151 (13.3) |
| Work experience (n = 938) | |||||||
| < 5 | 80 (42.1) | 88 (57.1) | 49 (45.0) | 76 (59.4) | 103 (68.2) | 156 (75.7) | 552 (58.8) |
| 5–9 | 81 (42.6) | 39 (25.3) | 40 (36.7) | 42 (32.8) | 32 (21.2) | 44 (21.4) | 278 (29.6) |
| 10–14 | 16 (8.4) | 17 (11.0) | 8 (7.3) | 5 (3.9) | 11 (7.3) | 4 (1.9) | 61 (6.5) |
| 15–34 | 13 (6.8) | 10 (6.5) | 12 (11.0) | 5 (3.9) | 5 (3.3) | 2 (1.0) | 47 (5.0) |
| Total, n (%) | 283 (25.0) | 177 (15.6) | 115 (10.1) | 152 (13.4) | 174 (15.3) | 233 (20.5) | 1134 (100) |
aTASH Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital; ZMH Zewditu Memorial Hospital; GMH Ghandi Memorial Hospital; Y12HMC Yekatit 12 HospitalMedical College; MH Menelik II Hospital; SPHMMC St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College.
bOther: Includes anesthetist, pharmacist, health officer, lab technologist and radiographer
cOther: Includes Isolation room/ward, Pharmacy, Oncology, etc.