Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Health-care professionals in Dessie town, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2020 (N= 423)

Variables	Sub-Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of the respondent	<= 29	141	34.1
	30 - 37	141	34.1
	38+	131	31.7
Gender	Male	181	43.8
	Female	232	56.2
Marital status	Married	262	63.4
	Single	108	26.2
	Divorce and widowed	17	4.1
	Separated	26	6.3
Ethnicity	Amhara	345	83.5
	Oromo	35	8.5
	Tigry	22	5.3
	Other	11	2.7
Religion	Orthodox	250	60.5
	Muslim	140	33.9
	Protestant	21	5.1
	Catholic	2	0.5
Educational level	College diploma	89	21.5
	BSc	292	70.7
	MSc	21	5.1
	GP	11	2.7
Salary in birr	<4000	41	9.9
	4000-5044	62	15
	5044.5-6199	122	29.5
	6000-7999	42	10.2
	>800	146	35.4
Number of family members	6 and above	45	10.5
	Three-five	246	59.6
	Two and one	122	29.5
Level of resilience	low resilience	301	72.9
	medium resilience	98	23.7
	high resilience	14	3.4
Social support	low social	132	32.0
	moderate	152	36.8
	Strong	129	31.2
History of chronic illness	Yes	59	26.5
	No	354	73.5
How many hours did you work /week	< 58 hours	332	80.4
	>58 hours	81	19.6
Health institution	DRH	289	70
	Health centers	124	30
Working department	Internal medicine	84	20.3
	Emergency	59	14.3
	Surgery	38	9.2
	Pediatric	30	7.3
	Outpatient	119	28.8
	Gyn/obs	83	20.1

Abbreviations: N:B; DRH, Dessie Referral Hospital; Gyn/obs, gynecology and obstetrics; Other, Gurage, Debube; BSc, bachelors of science; MSc, masters of science.