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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the respondents

From: Hepatitis B virus vaccination status and associated factors among health care workers in Shashemene Zonal Town, Shashemene, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Category

Number (n)

Percent (%)

Sex

Male

164

40

Female

246

60

Age group

18–29

258

62.9

30–39

114

27.8

40–59

38

9.3

Religion

Orthodox

172

42

Muslim

108

26.3

Protestant

111

27.1

Catholic

16

3.9

Wakefeta

3

0.7

Marital status

Married

224

54.6

Single

173

42.2

Divorced

9

2.2

Widowed

4

1

Occupation

Nurse

183

44.6

Cleaner

87

21.2

Laboratory

49

12

Health officer (HO)

33

8

General practitioner (GP)

23

5.6

Midwife

22

5.4

Specialist doctor

6

1.5

Doctor of dental medicine (DDM)

4

1

Anesthetist

3

0.7

Work experience in years

0–4

215

52.4

5–9

117

28.5

≥10

78

19.1

Total

 

410

100

  1. Shashemene, Ethiopia March 16, 2015–March 31, 2015 (N = 410)