Table 5 The association of socio-demographic characteristics and practice of equipments decontamination among male barbershops of Gondar and Bahir Dar cities, 2010

Sex

   Male

98(92.5)

8(7.5)

106(100)

0.35

0.56

   Female

15(91.9)

2(8.1)

17(100)

   Total

113(91.8)

10(8.1)

123(100)

Age

   <20 years

10(100)

0(0)

10(100)

2.6

0.62

   20-29 years

89(89.9)

10(10.1)

99(100)

   30-39 years

11(100)

0(0)

11(100)

   40-49 years

2(100)

0(0)

2(100)

   >50 years

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   Total

113(91.9)

10(8.1)

123(100)

Religion

   Orthodox Christianity

105(93.8)

7(6.2)

112(100)

8.2

0.02

   Muslim

4(80)

1(20)

5(100)

   Protestant

3(60)

2(40)

5(100)

   Total

112(91.8)

10(8.2)

122(100)

Educational status

   No formal education

3(75)

1(25)

4(100)

1.49

0.47

   Primary school

27(93.1)

2(6.9)

29(100)

   High school

77(91.7)

7(8.3)

84(100)

   College and above

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

   Total

107(91.5)

10(8.5)

117(100)

Monthly income in Birr*

   50-250

15(100)

0(0)

15(100)

6.92

0.22

   251-500

43(93.5)

3(6.5)

46(100)

   501-750

15(83.3)

3(16.7)

18(100)

   751-1000

8(80)

2(20)

10(100)

   >1001

4(80)

1(20)

5(100)

Years of Services

   <5 years

8(92.0)

7(8.0)

15(100)

0.73

0.95

   5-10 years

26(89.7)

3(10.3)

29(100)

   11-15 years

4(100)

0(0)

4(100)

   16-20 years

1(100)

0(0)

0(0)

   >21 years

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   Total

Scored level of Knowledge (See Table 3 )

   Poor

5(100)

0(0)

5(100)

3.2

0.37

   Fair

38(88.4)

5(11.6)

43(100)

   Good

50(96.2)

2(3.8)

52(100)

   Excellent

20(87.0)

3(13.0)

23(100)

   Total

113(91.9)

10(8.1)

123(100)

Pre-organism isolated

   No isolate

19(95.0)

1(5.0)

2(100)

0.48

0.79

   S.auerus

14(93.3)

1(6.7)

15(100)

   CNS

77(90.6)

8(9.4)

85(100)

   Total

110(91.7)

10(8.3)

120(100)

Post-organism isolated

   No isolate

41(91.0)

4(8.9)

45(100)

1.15

0.56

   S.auerus

11(84.6)

2(15.4)

13(100)

   CNS

58(93.5)

4(6.5)

62(100)

   Total

110(91.7)

10(8.3)

120(100)

Pre-colony count

   < 300

75(89.3)

9(10.7)

1(100)

3.51

0.74

   301-600

21(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   601-900

8(88.9)

1(11.1)

9(100)

   901-1200

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   1201-1500

4(100)

0(0)

4(100)

   >1500

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   Total

110(90.7)

10(9.3)

108(100)

Post-colony count

   < 300

98(90.7)

10(9.3)

108(100)

1.51

0.91

   301-600

8(100)

0(0)

8(100)

   601-900

2(100)

0(0)

2(100)

   901-1200

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   1201-1500

1(100)

0(0)

1(100)

   >1500

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

   Total

110(91.7)

10(8.3)

120(100)

Average percent colony reduction

   1-20

5(100)

0(0)

5(100)

4.0

0.41

   21-40

13(81.2)

3(18.8)

16(100)

   41-60

25(96.2)

1(3.8)

26(100)

   61-80

6(100)

0(0)

6(100)

   81-100

61(91.0)

6(9.0)

67(100)

   Total

110(91.7)

10(8.3)

120(100)