Variables | n (%) | Level of knowledge | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Not knowledgeable | Knowledgeable | P-value | ||
Age group | ||||
 20–29 | 118 (31.3) | 98 (83.1) | 20 (16.9) |  |
 30–39 | 116 (30.8) | 100 (86.2) | 16 (13.8) | 0.386 |
 40–49 | 99 (26.3) | 80 (80.8) | 19 (19.2) |  |
 50+ | 44 (11.7) | 33 (75.0) | 11 (25.0) |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 117 (31.0) | 89 (76.1) | 28 (23.9) | 0.028 |
 Female | 260 (69.0) | 222 (85.4) | 38 (14.6) |  |
Qualification | ||||
 Certificate | 101 (26.8) | 85 (84.2) | 16 (15.8) |  |
 Diploma | 200 (53.1) | 163 (81.5) | 37 (18.5) | 0.844 |
 Degree | 76 (20.2) | 63 (82.9) | 13 (17.1) |  |
Profession | ||||
 Nurse | 238 (63.1) | 207 (87.0) | 31 (13.0) |  |
 Pharmaceutical personnel | 33 (8.8) | 28 (84.8) | 5 (15.2) | 0.002 |
 Clinician | 106 (28.1) | 76 (71.7) | 30 (28.3) |  |
Distribution of HCP in health facility | ||||
 Hospital | 73 (19.4) | 54 (74.0) | 19 (26.0) |  |
 Health Center | 80 (21.2) | 64 (80.0) | 16 (20.0) | 0.047 |
 Dispensary | 224 (59.4) | 193 (86.2) | 31 (13.8) |  |
Work experience, years | ||||
 < 1 | 43 (11.4) | 36 (83.7) | 7 (16.3) |  |
 1–2 | 49 (13.0) | 41 (83.7) | 8 (16.3) | 0.861 |
 3–4 | 56 (14.9) | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) |  |
 > 4 | 229 (60.7) | 186 (81.2) | 43 (18.8) |  |
Reported availability of reference materials | ||||
 Yes | 363 (96.3) | 300 (82.6) | 63 (17.4) | 0.456 |
 No | 14 (3.7) | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) |  |
HCP attendance to training | ||||
 Yes | 26 (6.9) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | 0.007 |
 No | 351 (93.1) | 295 (84.0) | 56 (16.0) |  |