Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Healthcare workers’ industrial action in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey of Nigerian physicians
Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondents (years) | ||
< 30 | 6 | 10.7 |
30–39 | 38 | 67.9 |
40–49 | 11 | 19.6 |
50–59 | 1 | 1.8 |
Total | 56 | 100 |
Missing system | 2 | 3.4 |
Year of graduation of respondents | ||
< 2000 | 2 | 3.6 |
2000–2004 | 7 | 12.5 |
2005–2009 | 35 | 62.5 |
2010–2014 | 10 | 17.9 |
2015 + | 2 | 3.6 |
Total | 56 | 100 |
Missing system | 2 | 3.4 |
Academic qualification of respondents | ||
MBBS/BDS | 57 | 100 |
MPH or MSc | 7 | 12.3 |
MWACP | 16 | 28.1 |
FWACP | 3 | 5.3 |
Total | 57 | 98.3 |
Missing system | 1 | 1.7 |
Total | 58 | 100 |
Geopolitical zones of participants | ||
North Central | 8 | 14.3 |
North East | 1 | 1.8 |
North West | 4 | 7.1 |
South East | 9 | 16.1 |
South South | 14 | 25.0 |
South West | 18 | 32.1 |
Non-Nigerian | 2 | 3.6 |
Total | 56 | 100 |
Missing system | 2 | 3.4 |
Department/faculty of respondents | ||
Internal Medicine | 15 | 27.3 |
Community Health | 16 | 29.1 |
Family Medicine | 7 | 12.7 |
General Practitioner | 12 | 21.8 |
Paediatrics | 3 | 5.5 |
Others | 2 | 3.6 |
Total | 55 | 100.0 |
Missing system | 3 | 5.2 |
Position/level in training | ||
Medical Officer of Health/Registrar | 14 | 24.6 |
Senior Registrar | 39 | 68.4 |
Consultant/Fellow | 3 | 5.3 |
Others | 1 | 1.7 |
Total | 57 | 100 |
Missing system | 1 | 24.6 |