Table 2.
Personal characteristics of nurses and overall job satisfaction, by socio-demographic and employment characteristics
| Characteristic | Distribution of nurses | Percent of nurses who are satisfied with their job | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Percent [95% C.I] |
p Pearson Chi-square |
|
| Total | 424 | 100 | 60.8 [56.0,65.5] | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 200 | 47.2 | 55.5 [48.3,62.5] | 0.040 |
| Female | 224 | 52.8 | 65.6 [59.0,71.8] | |
| Age | ||||
| < 25 years | 123 | 29.0 | 65.0 [55.8,73.2] | 0.048 |
| 25 to 29 years | 186 | 43.9 | 53.8 [45.6,61.7] | |
| ≥ 30 years | 115 | 27.1 | 67.8 [56.7,77.3] | |
| Educational qualification | ||||
| BSc | 57 | 13.4 | 56.1 [42.4,69.2] | 0.411 |
| Diploma/TVET | 367 | 86.6 | 61.6 [49.3,70.1] | |
| Years of service in public health sector | ||||
| < 5 years | 262 | 61.8 | 63.7 [57.6,69.6] | 0.007 |
| 5 to < 10 years | 101 | 23.8 | 48.5 [38.4,58.7] | |
| 10 years or more | 61 | 14.4 | 68.8 [55.7,80.1] | |
| Type of facility | ||||
| Hospital | 34 | 8.1 | 61.8 [43.6,77.8] | 0.910 |
| Health center | 390 | 91.9 | 60.8 [55.7,65.6] | |
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 35 | 8.3 | 88.6 [73.3,96.8] | < 0.001 |
| Amhara | 116 | 27.4 | 75.0 [66.1,82.6] | |
| Oromia | 145 | 34.2 | 42.8 [34.6,51.2] | |
| SNNP | 88 | 20.6 | 62.5 [51.5,72.6] | |
| City administrations/urban a | 14 | 3.4 | 60.0 [53.3,64.0] | |
| Developing regions b | 26 | 6.1 | 42.7 [34.0,49.7] | |
Note: a includes Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Harari; b includes Afar, Somali, Gambela, Benshangul-Gumuz regions