Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of 685 healthcare professionals, Uganda, 2018
Variable | Reported ACT therapeutic ineffectiveness in the past 6-months | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Overall | |
Age | |||
Age, Mean years (SD) | 30 (8.4) | 30 (7.1) | 30 (7.4) |
Age categorized, n (%) | |||
< 25 years | 30 (27) | 82 (73) | 112 [16] |
25–34 years | 80 (18) | 359 (82) | 439 [64] |
≥ 35 years | 27 (20) | 107 (80) | 134 [20] |
Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 57 (16) | 292 (84) | 349 [51] |
Female | 80 (24) | 256 (76) | 336 [49] |
Health facility status, n (%) | |||
Hospital or Health Centre IV | 85 (24) | 269 (76) | 354 [52] |
Health Centre II and III | 7 (16) | 38 (84) | 45 [6] |
Private clinic | 25 (15) | 138 (85) | 163 [24] |
Pharmacy and drug shop | 20 (16) | 103 (84) | 123 [18] |
Sector of practice, n (%) | |||
Public | 54 (20) | 222 (80) | 276 [40] |
Private for profit | 18 (30) | 42 (70) | 60 [9] |
Private not for profit | 65 (19) | 284 (81) | 349 [51] |
Region, n (%) | |||
Central | 67 (23) | 228 (77) | 295 [43] |
Eastern | 38 (30) | 90 (70) | 128 [19] |
Northern | 22 (17) | 110 (83) | 132 [19] |
Western | 10 (8) | 120 (92) | 130 [19] |
Professional cadre, n (%) | |||
Medical officer | 20 (18) | 90 (82) | 110 [16] |
Pharmacist/pharmacy technician | 12 (13) | 80 (87) | 92 [13] |
Nurse | 79 (24) | 255 (76) | 334 [49] |
Clinical officer | 23 (20) | 91 (80) | 114 [17] |
Other | 3 (9) | 32 (91) | 35 [5] |
Highest education level, n (%) | |||
Certificate | 43 (21) | 162 (79) | 205 [30] |
Diploma | 55 (22) | 190 (78) | 245 [36] |
Bachelors or higher | 39 (17) | 196 (83) | 235 [34] |
Professional experience | |||
Experience, median, IQR | 3, 2–7 | 3, 2–5 | 3, 2–6 |
Experience categorized, n (%) | |||
0–1 years | 26 (17) | 126 (83) | 152 [22] |
2–3 years | 43 (20) | 174 (80) | 217 [32] |
4–5 years | 27 (19) | 116 (81) | 143 [21] |
≥ 6 years | 41 (24) | 132 (76) | 173 [25] |