Table 1 Demographic characteristics of waste management workers participating in the training intervention, Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt, 2021–2022
Studied variables | Study population (n = 133) |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
Mean (SD) | 38.4 (9.5) |
Min–max | 17–64 |
Sex (no. (%)) | |
Male | 25 (18.8) |
Female | 108 (81.2) |
Education (no. (%)) | |
Basic | 27 (20.3) |
Technical school/institute | 85 (63.9) |
University | 21 (15.8) |
Job description (no. (%)) | |
Housekeepers | 35 (26.3) |
Nurses | 98 (73.7) |
Duration of employment in years | |
Median (min–max) | 16 (1–32) |
Daily work hours | |
Median (min–max) | 12 (6–12) |
History of HCV infection (no. (%)) | 4 (4.2) |
History of HB vaccination (no. (%)) | 44 (60.3) |
Previous waste management training (no. (%)) | 61 (45.9) |