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 |