Effect of awareness training to frontline health workers and the use of e-based technology on reporting of brucellosis cases in selected pastoral communities, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental study

Table 1 Participant’s sociodemographic characteristics

Variable	Total	Control, N = 32		Treatment, N = 32
Sex	N = 64	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Female	23	12	37.5	11	34.4
Male	41	20	62.5	21	65.6
Age in years
21–30	19	6	18.8	13	40.6
31–40	18	13	40.6	5	15.6
41–50	15	7	21.9	8	25.0
> 50	12	6	18.8	6	18.8
Education level
No formal education	3	2	6.3	1	3.1
Incomplete primary	1	1	3.1	0	0.0
Primary	23	12	37.5	11	34.4
Secondary	11	2	6.3	9	28.1
College	26	15	46.9	11	34.4
Position
Medical doctor	2	2	6.3	0	0.0
Medical officer	3	2	6.3	1	3.1
Medical Assistant	17	9	28.1	8	25.0
Nurse	7	3	9.4	4	12.5
Laboratory technicians	3	0	0	3	9.4
Community health worker	32	16	50	16	50
Length of stay in position (years)
1–10	34	20	62.5	14	43.8
11–20	13	7	21.9	6	18.8
21–30	11	3	9.4	8	25.0
31–40	6	2	6.3	4	12.5
Working experience in workstation(years)
Less than a year	6	3	9.4	4	12.5
1–5 years	26	19	59.4	20	62.5
> 5 years	32	10	31.3	8	25.0

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