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Table 2 Adherence to regulation requirements, exploring health workforce regulation practices and gaps, Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 554)

From: Exploring health workforce regulation practices and gaps in Ethiopia: a national cross-sectional study

VariablesNo of Participants (%)
Registered for current profession
 Yes374(67.5)
 No180 (32.5)
Renewed professional license (n = 246)
 Yes67 (27.2)
 No179 (72.8)
Evidence for professional licensurea
 Certificate of any in-service training24 (35.8)
 CPD credit hours11 (16.4)
 Evidence for fitness for practice (ethical and competence letter and medical certificate)47 (70.1)
 Not asked for any evidence for re-licensing18 (26.8)
Reasons for requiring professional license: (n = 67)
 Personal interest21 (31.3)
 Required by the institution s/he is working27 (40.3)
 Because it is a rule11 (16.4)
 Others8 (11.9)
Read ethics and code of conduct related document
 Yes304 (54.9)
 No250 (45.1)
Actions against malpractice by colleague
 Took no action109 (19.7)
 Reported him/her to supervisor/facility manager210 (37.9)
 Gave professional feedback/advice235(42.4)
  1. aTotals are greater than 100% because a participant could have multiple responses and hence percentage is derived from multiple responses