Table 4.
Socio- demographic characteristics of health care providers, Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia, October, 2009.
| Variable | Category | Frequency (N (%) | |||
| Jimma university hospital |
District Hospital |
Health centers |
Total | ||
| Age | 18–29 | 12(46.2) | 14(93.3) | 44(77.2) | 70(71.4) |
| 30–39 | 3(11.5) | 0 | 7(12.3) | 10(10.2) | |
| 40–49 | 7(26.9) | 1(6.7) | 3(5.3) | 11(11.2) | |
| 50 + | 4(15.4) | 0 | 3(5.3) | 7(7.1) | |
| Sex | Male | 19(73.1) | 13(86.7) | 27(47.4) | 59(60.2) |
| Female | 7(26.9) | 2(13.3) | 30(52.6) | 39(39.8) | |
| Profession | Doctors | 1(3.8) | 2(13.3) | 0 | 4(4.1) |
| Nurses | 21(80.8) | 10(66.7) | 35(61.4) | 65(66.3) | |
| Lab. technician | 4(15.4) | 3(20) | 11(19.3) | 18(18.4) | |
| Pharmacy technician | 0 | 0 | 7(12.3) | 7(7.1) | |
| *Others | 0 | 0 | 4(7.0) | 4(4.1) | |
| Experience in heath service |
<5 years | 5(19.2) | 12(80) | 40(70.2) | 57(58.2) |
| 5–10 years | 11(42.3) | 2(13.3) | 8(14.0) | 21(21.4) | |
| 10+ years | 10(38.5) | 1(6.7) | 9(15.8) | 20(20.4) | |
| Monthly income in Birr |
500–1000 | 7(26.9) | 9(60) | 33(57.9) | 49(50) |
| >1000 | 19(73.1) | 6(40) | 24(42.1) | 49(50) | |
* Other = Health assistants.