Table 1 The overall description of the characteristics of respondents, as well as characteristics by province
Variable | Overall (n = 148) | Limpopo (n = 70) | Mpumalanga (n = 38) | KZN (n = 40) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age in yearsa | |||||
≤ 30 | 8 (5.4) | 4 (5.8) | 2 (5.3) | 2 (5.0) | |
31–44 | 47 (32.0) | 25 (36.2) | 12 (31.6) | 10 (25.0) | |
45–59 | 76 (51.7) | 31 (44.9) | 21 (55.3) | 24 (60.0) | 0.797 |
≥ 60 | 16 (10.9) | 9 (13.0) | 3 (7.9) | 4 (10.0) | |
Home language | |||||
Afrikaans | 4 (2.7) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.5) | |
English | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.5) | |
SePedi | 22 (14.9) | 20 (29.0) | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
SeSotho | 5 (3.4) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
SiSwati | 17 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (43.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
XiTsonga | 43 (29.1) | 28 (40.6) | 15 (38.5) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
TshiVhenda | 16 (10.8) | 15 (21.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.5) | |
IsiXhosa | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.5) | |
IsiZulu | 38 (25.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.1) | 36 (90.0) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 116 (78.4) | 49 (71.0) | 30 (76.9) | 37 (92.5) | 0.025 |
Female | 32 (21.6) | 20 (29.0) | 9 (23.1) | 3 (7.5) | |
Education level attained | |||||
Postgraduate | 19 (12.8) | 10 (14.5) | 6 (15.4) | 3 (7.5) | |
Basic degree/diploma | 28 (18.9) | 15 (21.7) | 7 (18.0) | 6 (15.0) | 0.413 |
Secondary level | 99 (66.9) | 44 (63.8) | 26 (66.7) | 29 (72.5) | |
Primary level | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.0) | |
Job designation | |||||
Manager | 6 (4.1) | 2 (2.9) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (2.5) | |
EHP | 25 (16.9) | 14 (20.0) | 6 (15.8) | 5 (12.5) | |
Entomologist | 3 (2.0) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.5) | |
Team Leader | 87 (58.8) | 42 (60.0) | 23 (60.5) | 22 (55.0) | |
Microscopist | 15 (10.1) | 9 (13.0) | 4 (10.5) | 2 (5.0) | 0.037 |
Other | 12 (8.1) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (5.3) | 9 (22.5) | |
Years of experiencea | |||||
≤ 9 | 44 (29.9) | 23 (33.8) | 16 (41.0) | 5 (12.5) | |
10–19 | 23 (15.7) | 9 (13.2) | 6 (15.4) | 8 (20.0) | 0.237 |
20–29 | 47 (32.0) | 20 (29.4) | 12 (30.8) | 15 (37.5) | |
≥ 30 | 33 (22.5) | 16 (23.5) | 5 (12.8) | 12 (30.0) | |
SAMEC membera | |||||
Yes | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.5) | 0.28 |
No | 145 (98.6) | 68 (100) | 38 (97.4) | 39 (97.5) | |