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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of health care workers at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Knowledge on HBV vaccine and vaccination status among health care workers of Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, southern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Socio demographic characteristic

Frequency

Percent %

Sex

 Male

143

59.3

 Female

98

40.7

Occupation

 Physician

45

18.7

 Nurse

117

48.5

 Midwife

33

13.7

 Laboratory technician

20

8.3

 Pharmacists

5

2.1

 Dentist

1

0.4

 Medical specialist

10

4.1

 Surgical specialist

8

3.3

 Other

2

0.8

Marital status

 Single

149

61.8

 Married

89

36.9

 Windowed

1

0.4

 Divorced

2

0.8

Department

 Outpatient department

22

9.1

 Emergency room

45

18.7

 Operation room

32

13.3

 Delivery room

27

11.2

 Ward

98

40.7

 Other

17

6.9

Educational level

 Diploma

46

19.1

 Degree (B.Sc.)

159

66

 Master degree

10

4.1

 Other

26

10.8

Working duration (years)

  < 5

203

84.2

  ≥ 5

38

15.8

Vaccination status

 Yes

73

30.3

 No

168

69.7

No of HBV dose taken

 One time

34

46.6

 Two time

23

31.5

 Three time

16

21.9