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Table 4 Association of socio-demographic characteristics and professional profiles with responses to knowledge questions, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, October to November 2015

From: Paramedical staffs knowledge and attitudes towards antimicrobial resistance in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Categories

Response to knowledge questions

p value

Correct N (%)

Incorrect N (%)

Sex

Male

87 (59.6)

59 (40.4)

0.315

Female

37 (51.4)

35 (48.6)

Age group

20–29

99 (54.7)

82 (45.3)

0.051*

30–39

22 (75.9)

7 (24.1)

≥ 40

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

Facility currently working

Hospital

55 (51.4)

52 (48.6)

0.142

Health center

69 (62.2)

42 (37.8)

Location of the institution

Urban

91 (54.8)

75 (45.2)

0.348

Rural

33 (63.5)

19 (36.5)

Ownership of the institution

Government only

113 (61.4)

71 (38.6)

0.005*

Private only

9 (32.1)

19 (67.9)

Both government and private

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

Profession

BSc nurse

48 (50)

48 (50)

0.002

Health officer

28 (68.3)

13 (31.7)

BSc Midwifery

8 (38.1)

13 (61.9)

Medical Lab Technologist

14 (48.3)

15 (51.7)

Pharmacist

26 (83.9)

5 (16.1)

Work experience (years)

1–5

86 (56.2)

67 (43.8)

0.615*

6–10

25 (59.5)

17 (40.5)

11–15

11 (64.7)

6 (35.3)

≥ 16

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

Have you attended trainings on antimicrobial resistance?

Yes

11 (52.4)

10 (47.6)

0.837

No

113 (57.4)

84 (42.6)

Have you ever used antimicrobial sensitivity test result for treating patients?

Yes

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

0.701

No

119 (56.4)

92 (43.6)

Do you get up to date information on antimicrobial resistance?

Yes

60 (59.4)

41 (40.6)

0.574

No

64 (54.7)

53 (45.3)

  1. * Fisher’s exact value