Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of maternal healthcare providers in Bahir Dar City Administration, April, 2012 (n = 274)
| Socio-demographic characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Health facility | ||
| • Hospital | 139 | 50.7 |
| • Health center | 88 | 32.1 |
| • Clinic | 35 | 12.8 |
| • Reproductive center | 12 | 4.4 |
| 2. Gender | ||
| ▪ Male | 109 | 39.8 |
| ▪ Female | 165 | 60.2 |
| 3. Age | ||
| ▪ 20–29 | 154 | 56.2 |
| ▪ 30–39 | 91 | 33.2 |
| ▪ 40–49 | 25 | 9.1 |
| ▪ 50 + | 4 | 1.5 |
| 4. Place of birth | ||
| ▪ Urban | 169 | 61.7 |
| ▪ Rural | 105 | 38.3 |
| 5. Religion | ||
| ▪ Orthodox Christian | 241 | 88 |
| ▪ Muslim | 17 | 6.2 |
| ▪ Others | 16 | 5.8 |
| 6. Ethnicity | ||
| ▪ Amhara | 226 | 82.5 |
| ▪ Tigre | 10 | 3.6 |
| ▪ Agaw | 18 | 6.6 |
| ▪ Oromo | 8 | 2.9 |
| ▪ Others | 12 | 4.4 |
| 7. Mother tongue | ||
| ▪ Amharic | 243 | 88.7 |
| ▪ Agewegna | 14 | 5.1 |
| ▪ Others | 17 | 6.2 |
| 8. Language other than first language and Amharic | ||
| ▪ Agewegna | 7 | 2.6 |
| ▪ Oromifa | 9 | 3.3 |
| ▪ Tigregna | 15 | 5.5 |
| ▪ Others | 10 | 3.6 |
| 9. Profession | ||
| ▪ Physician | 15 | 5.4 |
| ▪ Midwives | 42 | 15.3 |
| ▪ Health officer | 12 | 4.4 |
| ▪ Nurse | 205 | 74.8 |
| 10. Maternal care related In-service training | ||
| -Yes | 146 | 53.3 |
| - No | 128 | 46.7 |