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Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents

From: Knowledge of standard precautions and barriers to compliance among healthcare workers in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana

Variables

Frequency (N = 100)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Males

27

27.0

 Females

73

73.0

Area of practice

 General nurse

55

55.0

 Midwives

18

18.0

 Laboratory technician

5

5.0

 Ward orderlies

22

22.0

Highest level of education

 Senior high school/vocational school

23

23.0

 Tertiary

77

77.0

Years of practice

 0–5

65

65.0

 6–11

23

23.0

 12–17

5

5.0

 18–23

0

0

 24–29

1

1.0

 30+

6

6.0