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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the health care professional included in the study (N = 318)

From: Knowledge on cervical cancer and perceived barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccination among health professionals

Variables

Number

Percent

Age

 < 30 years

254

79.9

 ≥ 30 years

64

20.1

Sex

 Female

247

77.7

 Male

71

22.3

Profession

 Medicine

170

53.5

 Dentistry

4

13

 Nursing

134

42.2

 Allied Heath Science

7

22

Pharmacy

3

9

Education qualification

 Diploma

55

17.3

 UG

160

50.3

 PG

103

32.4

Professional experience

 Less than 6 months

127

39.9

 6 months–2 years

87

27.4

 2–6 years

63

19.8

 7–10 years

17

5.3

 More than 10 years

24

7.5

Marital status

 Married

86

27

 Unmarried

232

73

Number of children

 None

27

8.5

 One

33

10.4

 Two

23

7.2

 Three

2

6

 Not applicable

233

73.

Family history of cervical cancer

 Yes

6

1.9

 No

302

95

 Don’t know

8

3.1