Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of health care providers involved in the knowledge, attitude, and practice study on adult vitamin D deficiency in three ecologic zones of Ethiopia, July 2019

Variable	Response categories	Frequency	Percent
Study area:	Addis Ababa	140	34.6
	Highland	135	33.3
	Lowland	130	32.1
Age group:	19–25	71	17.3
	25–29	192	46.7
	30–39	112	27.3
	40 and over	36	8.8
Sex of the respondent:	Male	177	43.7
Sex of the respondent:	Female	228	56.3
Role in the facility:	Leader/Program officer	30	7.4
Role in the facility:	Clinician	375	92.3
Profession:	Physician	85	21.0
	Nurse	152	37.5
	Health officer	71	17.5
	Health Extension Worker	97	24.0
Service years:	Less than 5	186	45.3
	5–9	134	32.6
	10–14	56	13.6
	15 plus years	35	8.5
Special focus on Vit D in your college training?	Yes	367	90.6
Special focus on Vit D in your college training?	No	38	9.4
In-service training on Vitamin D after graduation:	Yes	7	1.7
In-service training on Vitamin D after graduation:	No	398	98.3

ISSN: 2055-0928