Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents among nurses in public health institutions of four districts in West Arsi zone, April 2016 (n=185)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 20–24 | 56 | 30.3 |
| 25–29 | 103 | 55.7 |
| 30–34 | 9 | 4.86 |
| 35–39 | 9 | 4.86 |
| 40–44 | 8 | 4.3 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 131 | 70.8 |
| Female | 54 | 29.2 |
| Level of qualification | ||
| MSc | 4 | 2.2 |
| BSc | 74 | 40.0 |
| Diploma | 107 | 57.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 103 | 55.7 |
| Single | 79 | 42.7 |
| Divorced | 3 | 1.6 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 44 | 23.8 |
| Muslim | 106 | 57.3 |
| Protestant | 34 | 18.4 |
| Other | 1 | 0.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 163 | 88.1 |
| Amhara | 16 | 8.6 |
| Others | 6 | 3.2 |