Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of nurses working in Northwest Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 based on the questionnaire (n = 332 nurses).

Variables	Category	Frequency (n = 332)	Percentage (100%)
Age	20–24 years	11	3.3
	25–29 years	193	58.1
	30–34 years	99	29.8
	≥35 years	29	8.8
Sex	Female	145	43.7
	Male	187	56.3
Marital status	Single	147	44.3
	Married	168	50.6
	Othersa	17	5.1
Educational status	Diploma	42	12.7
	BSc nurse	272	81.9
	MSc nurse	18	5.4
Religion	Orthodox	278	83.7
	Muslim	35	10.6
	Protestant	19	5.7
Ethnicity	Amhara	254	76.5
	Oromo	42	12.7
	Tigere	13	3.9
	Othersb	23	6.9
Monthly salary (ETB)	2000 − 3999	49	14.8
	4000 − 5999	177	53.3
	6000 − 7999	96	28.9
	8000 − 9999	10	3.0

Abbreviation. ETB, Ethiopian Birr.

^aSeparated, divorced.

^bKimanit, SNNP, and Guragie.