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