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Table 1 Socio-demographic- and institution-related characteristics of health professionals in selected public hospitals, southeast Ethiopia (n = 654)

From: Compliance towards infection prevention measures among health professionals in public hospitals, southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study with implications of COVID-19 prevention

Variables Frequency Percent
Levels of hospitals
 Referral 293 44.8
 General 318 48.6
 Primary 43 6.6
Working departments of respondents
 Outpatient department 276 42.2
 Inpatient department 288 44.0
 Others 90 13.8
Sex of respondents
 Male 419 64.1
 Female 235 35.9
Age of respondents
 ≤ 24 years 74 11.3
 25–35 years 501 76.6
 36–45 years 62 9.5
 ≥ 46 years 17 2.6
Profession of respondents
 Doctors 87 13.3
 Nurses 313 47.9
 Midwives 98 15.0
 Laboratory technicians (technologist) 37 5.7
 Health officer 39 6.0
 Others* 80 12.2
Educational status of respondents
 Diploma 137 20.9
 First degree 490 74.9
 Second degree and above 27 4.1
Working rooms have adequate ventilation
 Yes 427 65.3
 No 227 34.7
Staff rooms have adequate ventilation
 Yes 390 59.6
 No 264 40.4
Presence COVID-19 prevention committee
 Yes 474 72.5
 No 166 25.4
 I don’t know 14 2.1
Functional handwashing facility
 Yes 427 65.3
 No 227 34.7
Availability of continuous water supply
 Yes 375 57.3
 No 279 42.7
COVID-19 training of respondents
 Yes 269 41.1
 No 385 58.9
  1. Other working departments: clinics (dental, ART, psychiatric, ophthalmic, TB, and dermatology), X-ray, laboratory, operation room, pharmacy department, and triage
  2. *Other health professionals: psychiatric nurse, BSc in optometry, radiographer, cataract surgeon, and dermatologist