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Table 2 Distribution of the KIs by level, socio-demographic, and professional characteristics

From: Barriers and facilitators to healthcare facility utilization by non-Ebola patients during the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Characteristics

Number n = 47

(%)

Gender

  

Male

39

83.0

Female

8

17.0

Age group (year)

  

35 to 44

8

17.0

45 to 54

18

38.3

55 and + 

3

6.4

Not specified

18

38.3

Length of service (year)

  

3 to 10

6

12.8

11 to 20

25

53.2

21 and over

11

23.4

Not specified

5

10.6

Education level

  

Primary

2

(4.2

Secondary

6

12.8

University

36

76.6

Not specified

3

6.4

Qualification/Function

  

Nurses

21

44.7

Administrators

9

19.1

Physician

7

14.9

Other

4

8.5

None/ Not specified

6

12.8

Site of interview

  

Goma city

6

12.8

Beni health districts

19

40.4

Butembo health districts

10

21.3

Katwa health districts

7

14.9

Other*

5

10.3

Responsibility level

  

Community

8

17.0

1st line facility

13

27.7

2nd line facility

6

12.8

Health District offices

11

23.4

Provincial officer

9

19.1

  1. *3 KIs from Mabalko, a health district close to Beni and the starting point of the 2018–2020 outbreak; and 2 KIs from Musienene Health District, which is close to Butembo health district