Attitudes of Healthcare Workers about Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection in Two Top-Ranked Tuberculosis Specialized Public Hospitals of Ethiopia

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Categories	Count	Percent
Age (in years)	20–30 years	108	28.1
	30–40 years	181	47.1
	41 and above years	95	24.7
Sex	Male	208	54.2
	Female	176	45.8
Marital status	Single	231	60.2
	Ever married	153	39.8
Profession	Medical doctor	59	15.4
	Nurse	164	42.7
	Pharmacy expert	28	7.3
	Laboratory technologist	35	9.1
	Radiologist	14	3.6
	Midwives	15	3.9
	Health officer	15	3.9
	Janitor	29	7.6
	Others^©	25	6.5
Monthly income (in ETB)	5000 and less	81	21.1
	5001–7000	39	10.2
	7001–9000	68	17.7
	9001–11000	55	14.3
	11001 and above	141	36.7
Work experience in the current hospital	<3 years	159	41.4
	≥3 years	225	58.6

Under profession, Others^© = clinical psychologists, optometrists, orthopedists, dentists, EENT specialists, dermatologists, runners/porters, epidemiologists, health education experts, and nutritionists.