Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics and general level of knowledge of sickle cell disease among healthcare workers in Bukavu (N = 501)
Variable | Total (N=501), n (%) | Knowledge | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (n=82), n (%) | Poor (n=419), n (%) | |||
Age | 0.0688 | |||
20–30 years | 218 (43.5) | 26 (11.9) | 192 (88.1) | |
31–40 years | 151 (30.1) | 30 (19.9) | 121 (80.1) | |
41–50 years | 89 (17.8) | 20 (22.5) | 69 (77.5) | |
> 50 years | 43 (8.6) | 6 (13.9) | 37 (86.1) | |
Gender | 0.0118 | |||
Male | 254 (50.7) | 52 (20.5) | 202 (79.5) | |
Female | 247 (49.3) | 30 (12.2) | 217 (87.8) | |
Type of healthcare facility | 0.0320 | |||
Referral health center | 166 (33.1) | 17 (10.2) | 149 (89.8) | |
Private clinic | 180 (35.9) | 34 (18.9) | 146 (81.1) | |
General referral hospital/University hospital | 155 (30.9) | 31 (20.0) | 124 (80.0) | |
Medical title | <0.0001 | |||
Doctor | 165 (32.9) | 63 (38.2) | 102 (61.8) | |
Nurse | 336 (67.1) | 19 (5.6) | 317 (94.4) | |
Clinical experience | 0.8078 | |||
< 5 years | 192 (38.3) | 34 (17.7) | 158 (82.3) | |
5–9 years | 126 (25.2) | 20 (15.9) | 106 (84.1) | |
> 9 years | 183 (36.5) | 28 (15.3) | 155 (84.7) | |
Have you received training on sickle cell disease in the last year? | 0.1245 | |||
No | 398 (79.4) | 60 (15.1) | 338 (84.9) | |
Yes | 103 (20.6) | 22 (21.4) | 81 (78.6) | |
Have you treated a sickle cell patient in the last month? | 0.0008 | |||
No | 129 (25.8) | 9 (7.0) | 120 (93.0) | |
Yes | 372 (74.3) | 73 (19.6) | 299 (80.4) | |