Table 1 Healthcare providers’ demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristic | no(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 20–30 | 825 (67) |
31–40 | 313 (25.4) | |
41–50 | 79 (6.4) | |
51–60 | 14 (1.1) | |
Mean ± SD | 29.29 ± 6.75 | |
Sex | Male | 758 (61.6) |
Female | 473 (38.4) | |
Occupation | Physician | 277 (22.5) |
Nurses | 197 (16.0) | |
Laboratory | 203 (16.5) | |
Anesthesia | 55 (4.5) | |
Dentist | 53 (4.3) | |
Medical Academicians | 72 (5.8) | |
Pharmacist | 219 (17.8) | |
Community | 55 (4.5) | |
Midwifery | 25 (2.0) | |
Physiotherapy | 20 (1.6) | |
Nutrition | 45 (3.7) | |
Radiology | 10 (0.8) | |
Education Level | Diploma | 172 (14.0) |
Bachelors | 899 (73.0) | |
Master | 82 (6.7) | |
Ph.D | 56 (4.5) | |
Board | 22 (1.8) | |
Experience Years | 0–10 | 1084 (88.1) |
11–20 | 125 (10.2) | |
> 20 | 22 (1.8) | |
Mean ± SD | 4.25 ± 5.59 | |
Source of COVID-19 data | News media | 712 (26.1) |
Social media | 846 (31.0) | |
Ministry of health and WHO | 545 (20.0) | |
Family and friend | 302 (11.1) | |
Working Place | 321 (11.8) | |
Heard about Novel COVID-19 | Yes | 1231 (99.0) |
Attended lectures/discussions about novel COVID-19 | Yes | 492 (40.0) |
No | 739 (60.0) | |