Table 1.
Distribution of health workers by socio-demographic and economic characteristics in Jimma Zone health institutions, Southwest Ethiopia, 2014 (n=367)
| Variable | Category | Number (%) |
| Health institution | JUTH | 284 (77.4) |
| LGH | 56 (15.3) | |
| Higher 2 health center | 10 (2.7) | |
| Mendera Kochi health center | 9 (2.5) | |
| Jimma health center | 8 (2.2) | |
| Sex | Male | 210 (57.2) |
| Female | 157 (42.8) | |
| Age | Median (percentile) | 28.18(±7.36) years |
| Monthly income in ETB | Median (percentile) | 1917 (1427, 2250) |
| Matrimonial Status | Single | 208 (56.7) |
| Married | 154 (42) | |
| Widowed | 3 (0.8) | |
| Others* | 2 (0.5) | |
| Education | Diploma | 179 (48.8) |
| BSc | 174 (47.4) | |
| Masters | 6 (1.6) | |
| Others** | 8 (2.2) | |
| Profession | Nurse | 249 (67.8) |
| Midwifery | 29 (7.9) | |
| Pharmacy | 23 (6.3) | |
| Laboratory | 22 (6) | |
| Medical Doctors | 19 (5.2) | |
| Health Officer | 10 (2.7) | |
| Other*** | 15 (4.1) | |
| Family Size | <=5 | 328 (89.4) |
| >5 | 39 (10.6) | |
| Total work experience | <= 5 years | 252 (68.7) |
| 5–10 years | 63 (17.2) | |
| >5 years | 52 (14.2) | |
| Experience in current work place | <= 5 years | 291 (79.3) |
| 5–10 years | 46 (12.5) | |
| >5 years | 30 (8.2) | |
| Employment status | Full time | 339 (92.4) |
| Part time | 22 (5.9) | |
| Contract | 6 (1.6) | |
| Position | Staff | 358 (97.5) |
| Head/coordinator | 9 (2.5) |
*
Divorced, casual partner,
**
Laboratory technician, druggist, health assistant
***
Radiologist, dentistry, anesthis partthesia, environmental health, biomedical