Attitude and Vaccination Status of Healthcare Workers against Hepatitis B Infection in a Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of health professionals, AHMC, Ethiopia 2017.

Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	198	51.2
Female	188	48.8
Age (years)
20–30	33	16.3
31–40	94	46.3
>40	7	3.4
Marital status
Unmarried	210	54.4
Married	176	45.6
Religion
Orthodox	266	69
Protestant	72	18.7
Muslim	35	8.9
Other	13	3.4
Profession
Nurse	203	52.7
Midwife	44	11.3
Lab technician	25	6.4
General Practitioner	52	13.5
Dental Doctor	14	3.6
Pharmacist	20	5.2
Specialist	28	7.3
Working department
Inpatient department	92	23.8
Outpatient	114	29.5
Emergency department	36	9.3
Delivery unit	53	13.8
Laboratory	28	7.3
OR department	32	8.3
Dental department	31	8
Work experience
<5 years	227	58.7
≥5 years	159	41.3
Training on infection prevention
Yes	224	58
No	162	42

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