Table 6 The association of socio-demographic characteristics and practice of equipment sterilization practices among male barbershops of Gondar and Bahir Dar cities, 2010
Characteristics | Sterilization practiced | Total | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appropriate | Inappropriate | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 97(95.1) | 5(4.9) | 102(100) | 0.05 | 0.82 |
Female | 15(93.8) | 1(6.2) | 16(100) | ||
Age | |||||
<20 years | 10(100) | 0(0) | 10(100) | 1.61 | 0.81 |
20-29 years | 88(93.6) | 6(6.4) | 94(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 | 112(94.9) | 6(5.1) | 118(100) | ||
Religion | |||||
Orthodox Christianity | 102(94.4) | 6(5.6) | 108(100) | 0.53 | 0.77 |
Muslim | 5(100) | 0(0) | 5(100) | ||
Protestant | 4(100) | 0(0) | 4(100) | ||
Total | 111(94.9) | 6(5.1) | 117(100) | ||
Educational status | |||||
No formal education | 4(100) | 0(0) | 4(100) | 0.50 | 0.78 |
Primary school | 27(96.4) | 1(3.6) | 28(100) | ||
High school | 77(93.9) | 5(6.1) | 82(100) | ||
College and above | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | ||
Total | 108(94.7) | 6(5.3) | 114(100) | ||
Monthly income | |||||
50-250 | 15(100) | 0(0) | 15(100) | 19.4 | 0.002 |
251-500 | 43(100) | 0(0) | 43(100) | ||
501-750 | 16(100) | 0(0) | 16(100) | ||
751-1000 | 10(100) | 0(0) | 10(100) | ||
>1001 | 5(100) | 0(0) | 5(100) | ||
Years of Practice | |||||
<5 years | 80(94.1) | 5(5.9) | 85(100) | 0.54 | 0.97 |
5-10 years | 26(96.3) | 1(3.7) | 27(100) | ||
11-15 years | 4(100) | 0(0) | 4(100) | ||
16-20 years | 1(100) | 0(0) | 1(100) | ||
>21 years | 1(100) | 0(0) | 1(100) | ||
Total | 112(94.9) | 6(5.1) | 118(100) | ||
Scored level of Knowledge (See Table 3 ) | |||||
Poor | 4(100) | 0(0) | 4(100) | 1.96 | 0.58 |
Fair | 38(92.7) | 3(7.3) | 4(100) | ||
Good | 47(94.0) | 3(6) | 50(100) | ||
Excellent | 23(100) | 0(0) | 23(100) | ||
Total | 112(94.9) | 6(5.11) | 118(100) | ||
Pre-organism isolated | |||||
No isolate | 18(90.0) | 2(100) | 20(100) | 3.28 | 0.19 |
S.auerus | 14(100) | 0(0) | 14(100) | ||
CNS | 79(97.5) | 2(2.5) | 81(100) | ||
Total | 111(96.5) | 4(3.5) | 115(100) | ||
Post-organism isolated | |||||
No isolate | 42(95.5) | 2(4.5) | 44(100) | 0.55 | 0.76 |
S.auerus | 11(100) | 0(0) | 11(100) | ||
CNS | 58(52.3) | 2(3.3) | 60(100) | ||
Total | 111(96.5) | 4(3.5) | 115(100) | ||
Pre-colony count | |||||
< 300 | 77(96.2) | 3(3.8) | 80(100) | 25.9 | 0.00 |
301-600 | 20(100) | 0(0) | 20(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 | 111(96.5) | 4(3.5) | 115(100) | ||
Post-colony count | |||||
< 300 | 100(97.1) | 3(2.9) | 103(100) | 33.5 | 0.00 |
301-600 | 8(100) | 0(0) | 8(100) | ||
601-900 | 1(50) | 1(50) | 2(100) | ||
901-1200 | 1(100) | 0(0) | 1(100) | ||
1201-1500 | 1(33.3) | 2(66.7) | 3(100) | ||
>1500 | 1(100) | 0(0) | 1(100) | ||
Total | 112(94.9) | 6(5.1) | 118(100) | ||
Average percent colony reduction | |||||
1-20 | 4(80) | 1(20) | 5(100) | 5.9 | 0.20 |
21-40 | 16(100) | 0(0) | 16(100) | ||
41-60 | 23(100) | 0(0) | 23(100) | ||
61-80 | 6(100) | 0(0) | 6(100) | ||
81-100 | 62(95.4) | 3(4.6) | 65(100) | ||
Total | 110(91.7) | 10(8.3) | 115(100) | ||
Total | 110(91.7) | 10(8.3) | 115(100) | ||