Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Region | ||
Ashanti | 92 | 12.0 |
Brong Ahafo | 82 | 10.7 |
Central | 74 | 9.7 |
Eastern | 78 | 10.2 |
Greater Accra | 94 | 12.3 |
Northern | 67 | 8.8 |
Upper East | 66 | 8.6 |
Upper West | 64 | 8.4 |
Volta | 79 | 10.3 |
Western | 69 | 9.0 |
Sex | ||
Male | 613 | 80.1 |
Female | 152 | 19.9 |
Training history | ||
Had prior training | 122 | 15.9 |
No prior trained | 643 | 84.1 |
Facility type | ||
Clinic | 33 | 4.31 |
Health centre | 118 | 15.42 |
Hospital | 544 | 71.1 |
Polyclinic | 50 | 6.54 |
Laboratory | 20 | 2.61 |
Facility ownership | ||
CHAG | 142 | 18.56 |
Government | 480 | 62.75 |
Private facility | 108 | 14.12 |
Quasi Government | 35 | 4.58 |
Year of training | ||
2015 | 243 | 31.8 |
2017 | 244 | 31.9 |
2019 | 278 | 36.3 |
Cadre of staff trained | ||
Laboratory assistant | 109 | 20.9 |
Technical officer | 195 | 37.4 |
Medical laboratory scientist | 218 | 41.8 |