Table 1 Background characteristics of participants (n = 79)
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of Ethiopian pediatricians concerning childhood eye diseases
Characteristics | Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 34 (43.0) |
Male | 45 (57.0) | |
Age (years) | 21–30 | 27 (34.2) |
31–40 | 24 (30.4) | |
41–50 | 26 (32.9) | |
51–60 | 2 (2.5) | |
Duration of practice (years) | 1–10 | 54 (68.4) |
11–20 | 20 (25.3) | |
21–30 | 1 (1.3) | |
> 30 | > 4 (5.1) | |
Type of practice | Government | 57 (72.2) |
Private | 17 (21.5) | |
Non-governmental organization (NGO) | 5 (6.3) | |
Place of practice | Specialist hospital | 56 (70.9) |
General hospital | 20 (25.3) | |
Primary hospital | 3 (3.8) | |
Duration of undergraduate training in ophthalmology a(weeks) | 2 | 25 (31.6) |
3 | 15 (19.0) | |
4 | 17 (21.5) | |
5 | 8 (10.0) | |
6 | 12 (15.2) | |
Not sure | 2 (2.5) | |
Duration of postgraduate training in ophthalmology (weeks) | 2 | 2 (2.5) |