Table 2 Association between sociodemographic factors and overall knowledge, attitude and practice scores of the healthcare workers (N = 32)
Variable | Knowledge (%) | Practice (%) | Attitude (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | P-value | Poor | Good | P-value | Negative | Positive | P-value | |
Sex | |||||||||
 Female | 6(35.3) | 2(13.3) | 0.229 | 3(17.6) | 5(33.3) | 0.423 | 3(33.3) | 5(21.7) | 0.654 |
 Male | 11(64.7) | 13(86.7) |  | 14(82.4) | 10(66.7) |  | 6(66.7) | 18(78.3) |  |
Age in years | |||||||||
 21–30 | 8(47.1) | 6(40.0) | 0.016* | 8(47.1) | 6(40.0) | 0.954 | 2(22.2) | 12(52.2) | 0.428 |
 31–40 | 8(47.1) | 2(13.3) |  | 5(29.4) | 5(33.3) |  | 4(44.4) | 6(26.1) |  |
 41–50 | 0(0.0) | 5(33.3) |  | 2(11.8) | 3(20.0) |  | 2(22.2) | 3(13.0) |  |
 > 50 | 1(5.9) | 2(13.3) |  | 2(11.8) | 1(6.7) |  | 1(11.1) | 2(8.7) |  |
Education level | |||||||||
 Secondary | 4(23.5) | 2(13.3) | 0.659 | 4(23.5) | 2(13.3) | 0.659 | 1(11.1) | 5(21.7) | 0.648 |
 College | 13(76.5) | 13(86.7) |  | 13(76.5) | 13(86.7) |  | 8(88.9) | 18(78.3) |  |
Position | |||||||||
 Medical officer | 9(52.9) | 9(60.0) | 0.467 | 8(47.1) | 10(66.7) | 0.179 | 4(44.4) | 14(60.9) | 0.164 |
 Medical Assistant | 2(11.8) | 4(26.7) |  | 5(29.4) | 1(6.7) |  | 2(22.2) | 4(17.4) |  |
 Nurse | 4(23.5) | 2(13.3) |  | 4(23.5) | 2(13.3) |  | 1(11.1) | 5(21.7) |  |
 Midwives | 2(11.8) | 0(0.0) |  | 0(0.0) | 2(13.3) |  | 2(22.2) | 0(0.0) |  |
Length of stay in position (years) | |||||||||
 0–10 | 14(82.4) | 9(60.0) | 0.14 | 11(64.7) | 12(80.0) | 0.316 | 5(55.6) | 18(78.3) | 0.445 |
 11–20 | 3(17.6) | 3(20.0) |  | 5(29.4) | 1(6.7) |  | 3(33.3) | 3(13.0) |  |
 21–30 | 0(0.0) | 3(20.0) |  | 1(5.9) | 2(13.3) |  | 1(11.1) | 2(8.7) |  |
Working experience in workstation (years) | |||||||||
 < 1 year | 3(17.6) | 1(6.7) | 0.795 | 3(17.6) | 1(6.7) | 0.795 | 0(0.0) | 4(17.4) |  |
 1–5 years | 13(76.5) | 13(86.7) |  | 13(76.5) | 13(86.7) |  | 9(100) | 17(73.9) |  |
 > 5 years | 1(5.9) | 1(6.7) |  | 1(5.9) | 1(6.7) |  | 0(0.0) | 2(8.7) |  |