TABLE 2.
Employment and work‐related characteristics of the health workers.
| Variables | N | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Employment status | 513 | |
| Employed | 472 (92.0%) | |
| Unemployed | 41 (8.0%) | |
| Region of current practice | 479 | |
| North Central | 61 (12.7%) | |
| North East | 43 (9.0%) | |
| North West | 67 (14.0%) | |
| South East | 12 (2.5%) | |
| South South | 28 (5.8%) | |
| South West | 268 (55.9%) | |
| Work setting | 483 | |
| NGO/Others | 72 (14.9%) | |
| Private | 64 (13.3%) | |
| Primary | 22 (4.6%) | |
| Secondary | 72 (14.9%) | |
| Tertiary | 253 (52.4%) | |
| Duration of practice | 507 | |
| 1–5 | 150 (29.6%) | |
| 6–10 | 126 (24.9%) | |
| 11–15 | 89 (17.6%) | |
| 16–20 | 55 (10.8%) | |
| >20 | 87 (17.2%) | |
| Duration of practice mean (SD) | 507 | 12.0 (9.5) |
| Work hours per day | 499 | |
| 1–8 h | 290 (58.1%) | |
| >8 h | 209 (41.9%) | |
| Work hours per day mean (SD) | 499 | 9.3 (2.9) |
| Burnout | 513 | |
| Never | 51 (9.9%) | |
| A few times a year or less | 81 (15.8%) | |
| Once a month or less | 32 (6.2%) | |
| A few times a month | 116 (22.6%) | |
| Once a week | 12 (2.3%) | |
| A few times a week | 119 (23.2%) | |
| Every day | 102 (19.9%) | |
| Job satisfaction | 513 | |
| Extremely dissatisfied | 34 (6.6%) | |
| Dissatisfied | 70 (13.6%) | |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 100 (19.5%) | |
| Neutral | 101 (19.7%) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 104 (20.3%) | |
| Satisfied | 93 (18.1%) | |
| Extremely satisfied | 11 (2.1%) |