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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of health professionals in Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

From: Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of health professionals towards podoconiosis in Gamo zone, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Age

25–34

202

63.1%

35–44

106

33.1%

45 and above

12

3.8%

Total

320

100%

Sex

Female

115

35.9%

Male

205

64.1%

Profession

BSc nurse

58

18.1%

HOa

57

17.8%

Diploma nurse

162

50.6%

Pharmacy

9

2.8%

Lab technician

18

5.7%

Midwives

16

5%

Marital status

Single

116

36.3%

Married

200

62.5%

Othersb

4

1.2%

length of service

1 to 5 years

171

53.4%

6 to 10 years

98

30.6%

11 and above years

51

16%

  1. aHealth Officer, bDivorced and widowed