Table 1.
Selected characteristics of Facility/service Managers (n=197) and Health Care Workers (n=1020) from 13 health districts in Guinea, April 2020.
| Characteristics | Managers | Health Care Workers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=197) | (n=1020) | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Locality | ||||
| Conakry | 79 | 40.0 | 445 | 43.6 |
| Countryside | 118 | 60.0 | 575 | 56.4 |
| Respondent gender | ||||
| Female | 54 | 27.4 | 523 | 51.3 |
| Male | 143 | 72.6 | 497 | 48.7 |
| Age (years; mean±SD) | 49.6±10.9 | 35.1±9.3 | 374 | 36.7 |
| Duration of professional experience (years; mean±SD) | - | 8.0±0.4 | 269 | 26.4 |
| Respondent occupation | ||||
| Nurse/Midwife | - | - | 127 | 12.4 |
| Medical doctor | - | - | 111 | 10.9 |
| Health technician | - | - | 92 | 9.0 |
| Student/Intern | - | - | 47 | 4.6 |
| Laboratory staff | - | - | 323 | 31.7 |
| Other staff* | - | - | 568 | 55.7 |
| Type of facility | ||||
| Health centre | 49 | 24.9 | 129 | 12.6 |
| Hospitals | 81 | 41.1 | - | - |
| Clinics | 39 | 19.8 | 865 | 84.8 |
| Management services | 28 | 14.2 | 155 | 15.2 |
| Health sector | ||||
| Public | 158 | 80.2 | 270 | 26.5 |
| Private | 39 | 19.8 | 186 | 18.2 |
| Facility unit | ||||
| General medicine | - | - | 121 | 11.9 |
| Primary care | - | - | 96 | 9.4 |
| Maternity | - | - | 95 | 9.3 |
| Paediatrics | - | - | 94 | 9.2 |
| Other units** | - | - | 90 | 8.8 |
| Laboratory | - | - | 68 | 6.7 |
| Emergency | - | - | 165 | 16.2 |
| Surgery | - | - | ||
| Respondent’s facility/service reported Ebola cases in 2014-2016 (Yes) | - | - | ||
*Pharmacists, Dentists, and Hygienists
**Pharmacy, Dentistry, Triage, and Nutrition.