Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of janitors working in the hospital and non-hospital areas at the UoG, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Sex

 Male

12 (5.4)

4 (1.9)

16 (3.7)

 Female

209 (94.6)

211 (98.1)

420 (96.3)

Mean (SD) Age (range)

30.22 ± 7.8 (18–58)

26.0 ± 3.17 (20–39)

28.15 ± 6.3 (18–58)

Age group(years)

 18–25

65 (29.4)

102 (47.4)

167 (33.3)

  > 25

102 (47.4)

113 (52.6)

269 (61.7)

Marital status

 Single

91 (41.2)

56 (26)

147 (33.7)

 Married

121 (54.8)

138 (64.2)

259 (59.4)

 Divorced

9 (4.1)

21 (9.8)

30 (6.9)

Educational status

 No formal education

7 (3.2)

0

7 (1.6)

 Secondary school

103 (46.6)

25 (16.6)

128 (29.4)

 College and above

111 (50.2)

190 (88.4)

301 (69)

Currently living with children

 Yes

64 (28.9)

55 (25.6)

119 (27.3)

 No

157 (71.1)

160 (74.4)

317 (72.7)

Prescribed antibiotics in the last 3 months

 Yes

105 (47.5)

65 (44.2)

170 (40)

 No

116 (52.5)

150 (55.8)

266 (60)

Respiratory tract infection in the last 3 months

 Yes

98 (44.3)

55 (39.5)

153 (35.1)

 No

123 (55.7)

160 (60.5)

283 (64.9)

Allergies

 Yes

67 (30.3)

118 (54.9)

185 (42.4)

 No

154 (69.7)

97 (45.1)

251 (57.6)

Skin infection in the last 3 months

 Yes

98 (44.3)

30 (14)

128 (29.4)

 No

123 (55.7)

185 (86)

308 (70.6)

Wound infection in the last 3 months

 Yes

50 (22.6)

38 (17.7)

88 (20.2)

 No

171 (77.4)

177 (82.3)

348 (79.8)

Exposed to body fluids

 Yes

83 (37.6)

128 (59.5)

221 (50.7)

 No

128 (62.4)

87 (40.5)

215 (49.3)

Hospital stays in the last 3 months

 Yes

50 (22.6)

12 (5.6)

62 (14.2)

 No

171 (77.4)

203 (94.4)

374 (85.8)

Living with a hospitalized person

 Yes

67 (30.3)

38 (17.7)

105 (24.1)

 No

154 (69.7)

177 (82.3)

331 (75.1)

Total job duration as a janitor

  < 2 years

125 (56.6)

102 (47.4)

227 (52.1)

  ≥ 2 years

96 (43.4)

113 (52.6)

209 (47.9)