Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of health professionals working in public university hospitals of Ethiopia, May 2020 (n = 273).

Variables	Variable categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	243	89
	Female	30	11
Age category	15–24	18	6.6
	25–34	201	73.6
	≥ 35	54	19.8
Educational qualification	Bachelor Degree	96	35.2
	Masters Degree	168	61.5
	PhD	9	3.3
Type of profession	Nursing/Midwifery	121	44.3
	Medical doctors	71	26.0
	Anaesthesia/psychiatry/Ophthalmology	46	16.8
	Public health	35	12.8
Professional engagement	Academics	177	64.8
	Clinical	81	29.7
	Both academics and clinical	15	5.5
Residence	Urban	267	97.8
	Rural	6	2.2
Participants’ working institution	Jimma Medical Center	80	29.3
	Arba Minch University	56	20.5
	Hawassa University	55	20.1
	Wolayta University	28	10.3
	Mizan Tepi University	27	9.9
	Wollega University	27	9.9