Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of health care workers and medical waste handlers in primary hospitals around of North-west Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequencies | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 21–29 | 280 | 72 |
 30–40 | 76 | 19.6 |
 41–50 | 29 | 7.5 |
 +50 | 3 | 8 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 175 | 54.9 |
 Female | 213 | 45.1 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 368 | 94.8 |
 Muslim | 18 | 4.6 |
 Others | 2 | 0.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 190 | 49 |
 Married | 175 | 45.1 |
 Divorced | 5 | 1.3 |
 Widowed | 6 | 1.5 |
 Separated | 12 | 3.1 |
Occupation | ||
 Nurse | 178 | 45.9 |
 Doctor | 36 | 9.3 |
 Laboratory | 31 | 8 |
 Pharmacy | 23 | 5.9 |
 Medical waste handler | 120 | 30.9 |