TABLE 1.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 3534)
| Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | <30 years | 1189 | 33.6 |
| 30‐39 | 1341 | 37.9 | |
| 40‐49 | 653 | 18.5 | |
| ≥50 | 351 | 9.9 | |
| Gender | Males | 1186 | 33.6 |
| Females | 2348 | 66.4 | |
| Occupation | Doctor | 1745 | 49.4 |
| Nurse | 1789 | 50.6 | |
| Education | Secondary (nurses) | 1378 | 39.0 |
| University (bachelor) | 1182 | 33.4 | |
| Post University | 974 | 27.6 | |
| Type of facility | MOHP (general and district hospitals) | 859 | 24.3 |
| MOHP‐ Chest hospitals | 1078 | 30.5 | |
| MOHP‐ Fever and infectious diseases hospitals | 177 | 5.0 | |
| MOHP ‐ PHCs | 351 | 9.9 | |
| University hospitals | 1069 | 30.2 | |
| Work experience (in years) | 1‐5 | 1171 | 33.1 |
| 6‐10 | 783 | 22.2 | |
| 11‐20 | 967 | 27.4 | |
| >20 | 613 | 17.3 | |
| Specialty | Chest | 1140 | 32.2 |
| Internal medicine | 824 | 23.3 | |
| Intensive care | 465 | 13.1 | |
| Paediatrics | 447 | 12.6 | |
| General practitioner | 341 | 9.6 | |
| Tropical and infectious diseases | 190 | 5.4 | |
| Others (lab, radiology) | 127 | 3.6 | |
| Tobacco smoking | Non‐smokers | 3247 | 91.9 |
| Current smokers | 184 | 5.2 | |
| Ex‐smokers | 103 | 2.9 | |
| Chronic illness (any) | Yes | 716 | 20.3 |
| No | 2818 | 79.3 |