Table 1 General characteristics of participants
Variable | Category | Number of subjects | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18ā30 | 135 | 57.7% |
31ā40 | 70 | 29.9% | |
> 40 | 29 | 12.4% | |
Gender | Male | 147 | 62.8% |
Female | 87 | 37.2% | |
Social position | Married | 130 | 55.6% |
Single | 96 | 41.0% | |
Divorced/widowed | 8 | 3.4% | |
Place of work | Governmental clinics | 132 | 56.4% |
Private clinics | 102 | 43.6% | |
Academic degree | College degrez | 30 | 12.8% |
Bachelor degree | 167 | 71.4% | |
Graduate degree | 37 | 15.8% | |
Academic Field | Laboratory Sciences | 174 | 74.4% |
Applied Biology | 25 | 10.7% | |
Health Science | 19 | 8.1% | |
Others | 16 | 6.8% | |
Assigned work | Clinical chemistry | 71 | 30.3% |
Hematology | 99 | 42.3% | |
Histology/pathology | 27 | 11.5% | |
Microbiology/ Immunology | 37 | 15.8% | |
Years of experience | ā¤ 3 | 91 | 38.9% |
4ā6 | 64 | 27.4% | |
7ā10 | 50 | 21.4% | |
> 10 | 28 | 12.0% | |
Position | Residency | 50 | 21.4% |
Technician | 141 | 60.3% | |
Lab director | 18 | 7.7% | |
Consultant | 25 | 10.7% | |
Training on Biosafety | Yes | 152 | 65.0% |
No | 82 | 35.0% |