Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of nurses at federal level teaching hospitals, Addis Ababa 2015 (n = 397)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 213 (53.7) |
| Female | 184 (46.3) |
| Age | |
| 19–29 | 312 (78.6) |
| 30–39 | 52 (13.1) |
| 40–49 | 21 (5.3) |
| 50–59 | 12 (3.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Amhara | 208 (52.4) |
| Oromia | 93 (23.4) |
| SNNPR | 60 (15.1) |
| Tigray | 20 (5.0) |
| Othersa | 16 (4.0) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 307 (77.3) |
| Protestant | 48 (12.1) |
| Muslim | 36 (9.1) |
| Catholic | 6 (1.5) |
| Marital Status | |
| Singleb | 291 (73.3) |
| Married | 106 (26.7) |
| Level of education in nursing | |
| BSc | 237 (59.7) |
| Diploma | 160 (40.3) |
| Working area | |
| Internal medicine ward | 154 (38.8) |
| Surgical ward | 73 (18.4) |
| Emergency room | 63 (15.9) |
| Psychiatry | 47 (11.8) |
| Intensive care unit | 31 (7.8) |
| Pediatric ward | 29 (7.3) |
| Service year in the nursing profession | |
| < 1 | 54 (13.6) |
| 1–3 | 182 (45.8) |
| 4–5 | 67 (16.9) |
| 6–10 | 62 (15.6) |
| > 10 | 32 (8.1) |
aOthers: Benishangul-Gumuz, Harari, Gambella
bSingle includes divorced and widowed