Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
| Description of the sample | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 624 | 48 | |
| Female | 673 | 52 | |
| Age, years | |||
| Less than 25 | 112 | 9 | |
| 26–35 | 453 | 35 | |
| 36–45 | 427 | 33 | |
| 46 and above | 304 | 23 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 226 | 17 | |
| Married | 1047 | 81 | |
| Divorced | 7 | 1 | |
| Widowed | 14 | 1 | |
| Healthcare provider type | |||
| Medical superintendants | 22 | 2 | |
| Specialists | 87 | 7 | |
| Medical officers | 242 | 19 | |
| Women medical officers | 130 | 10 | |
| Lady health workers | 403 | 31 | |
| Nurses | 100 | 8 | |
| Technicians/dispensers | 312 | 24 | |
| Residential status | |||
| Live within the premises of the facility | 255 | 20 | |
| Live within the city where they work | 743 | 57 | |
| Live in another city | 295 | 23 | |
| Region | |||
| Punjab North | 231 | 18 | |
| Punjab South | 201 | 15 | |
| Sindh | 202 | 16 | |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 179 | 14 | |
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 87 | 7 | |
| Gilgit-Baltistan | 90 | 7 | |
| Balochistan | 140 | 11 | |
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 172 | 13 | |
| Contractual status | |||
| Contract staff | 313 | 24 | |
| Regular staff | 971 | 76 | |
| Salary satisfaction | |||
| Satisfied with salary | 507 | 39 | |
| Dissatisfied with salary | 785 | 61 | |
| Promotion status | |||
| Never promoted | 790 | 61 | |
| 1 promotion | 420 | 32 | |
| 2 promotions | 69 | 5 | |
| 3 promotions | 23 | 2 | |
| Number of years’ experience | |||
| Less than 5 | 321 | 25 | |
| 6–10 | 209 | 16 | |
| 11–15 | 199 | 15 | |
| 16–20 | 196 | 15 | |
| 21 and above | 363 | 28 | |
| Political interference | |||
| No | 827 | 64 | |
| Yes | 465 | 36 | |
| Satisfaction with the Annual Confidential Performance Report | |||
| No | 274 | 27 | |
| Yes | 743 | 73 | |