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Table 1 Respondent’s characteristics

From: Diagnostic proficiency and reporting of Lassa fever by physicians in Osun State of Nigeria

Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Age:

  

20–24 years

2

1.4

25–29 years

18

12.2

30–34 years

26

17.6

35–39 years

30

20.3

≥ 40 years

72

48.6

Gender:

  

Male

138

78.9

Female

37

21.1

Ethnicity:

  

Yoruba

162

92.6

Igbo

8

4.6

Other

5

2.9

Year of graduation:

  

More than 20 years

85

51.5

10–20 years

78

47.3

Less than 20 years

2

1.2

Years of post residency:

  

≤ 5 years

27

55.1

> 5 years

22

44.9

Primary clinical practice:

  

Yes

70

40

No

105

60

Secondary clinical practice:

  

Yes

111

63.4

No

64

36.6

Tertiary clinical practice:

  

Yes

99

56.6

No

76

43.4

Designation:

  

Consultant

33

18.9

Medical officer

29

16.6

Other

22

12.6

Senior medical officer

21

12.0

Registrar

19

10.9

Chief medical officer

20

11.4

Senior registrar

14

8.0

House officer

10

5.7

Principal medical officer

7

4.0

Department:

  

A & E

3

2.4

Anesthesia

3

2.4

Biochemistry

2

1.6

Dental health

16

12.8

Community health

11

8.8

ENT

2

1.6

Family medicine

7

5.6

GOPD

28

22.4

Health centre

9

7.2

Internal medicine

3

2.4

Anatomy

1

0.8

O & G

6

4.8

Ophthalmology

3

2.4

Oral path/OMS

3

2.4

Orthopaedics

1

0.8

Pediatrics

4

3.2

Private practice

3

2.4

Psychiatry

1

0.8

Radiology

1

0.8

Surgery

17

13.6

Hospital board

1

0.8