Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of female workers in Debre Tabor town’s public health facilities, South Gondar Zone, 2018.
Variables | Frequency (n = 421) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
Married | 252 | 60 |
Single | 169 | 40 |
Maternal age | ||
20–30 | 193 | 45.8 |
31–40 | 88 | 21 |
41–50 | 140 | 33.2 |
Woman’s educational status | ||
Less than12th grade | 67 | 16 |
Grade 12 complete and diploma 12 grade and Diploma | 253 | 60 |
BSc and above | 101 | 24 |
Husband’s Occupation | ||
Government Employee | 127 | 50.4 |
Non-governmental employee | 59 | 23.4 |
Trader | 66 | 26.2 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 369 | 87.6 |
Muslim | 52 | 12.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 397 | 94.3 |
Others | 24 | 5.7 |
Income per month | ||
Less than 22 US dollar | 29 | 6.9 |
22.04–59 | 85 | 20.2 |
59.1–187.5 | 202 | 48 |
Greater than 187.5 | 105 | 24.9 |
Year of experience | ||
1–5 years | 225 | 53.4 |
6–15 years | 117 | 27.8 |
More than 15 years | 79 | 18.8 |
Profession | ||
Non- health professionals | 158 | 37.53 |
Nurse | 169 | 40.14 |
Others | 94 | 22.33 |
Others (ethnicity) = Oromo, Tigre and Kimant; Others (profession) = Doctors, midwives, laboratory technicians and technologists, Pharmacy technician and Pharmacists and anesthetist