Table 1 Practitioners' demographic data and characteristics
Health centre | Hospital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | P value | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 12 | 46.15 | 3 | 16.67 | |
Female | 14 | 53.85 | 15 | 83.33 | 0.042 |
Age | |||||
20–29 | 1 | 3.85 | 3 | 16.67 | |
30–39 | 13 | 50.00 | 12 | 66.67 | |
40–49 | 5 | 19.23 | 1 | 5.56 | |
50–59 | 6 | 23.08 | 2 | 11.11 | |
> 60 | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.246 |
Academic level | |||||
Medical degree | 10 | 38.46 | 18 | 100.00 | |
Nursing degree | 5 | 19.23 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Nursing diploma | 8 | 30.77 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Medical assistant | 3 | 11.54 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.001 |
Years of experience | |||||
< 5 | 17 | 65.38 | 15 | 83.33 | |
6–10 | 2 | 7.69 | 3 | 16.67 | |
11–20 | 3 | 11.54 | 0 | 0.00 | |
> 20 | 4 | 15.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.108 |
Malaria cases/day | |||||
< 10 | 22 | 84.62 | 4 | 22.22 | |
11–20 | 4 | 15.38 | 9 | 50.00 | |
21–30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11.11 | |
> 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.000 |
< 15 years old malaria cases/day | |||||
< 10 | 24 | 92.31 | 4 | 22.22 | |
11–20 | 2 | 7.69 | 9 | 50.00 | |
21–30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11.11 | |
> 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.000 |