Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of health workers in Nepal.
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| (n = 1051) | |
| Age, in years, Median | 31.0 (8) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 326 (31.0) |
| Male | 725 (68.0) |
| Caste/ethnicity | |
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 603 (57.4) |
| Madhesi/Muslim | 209 (19.9) |
| Janajati | 174 (16.6) |
| Dalit | 34 (3.2) |
| Other | 31 (2.9) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 677 (64.4) |
| Unmarried | 374 (35.6) |
| Professional Category | |
| Doctor | 371 (35.3) |
| Paramedics | 308 (29.3) |
| Nurse/Midwife | 173 (16.5) |
| Public Health Workers | 122 (11.6) |
| Lab Worker | 51 (4.9) |
| Other (Pharmacist, Ayurveda HW etc.) | 26 (2.5) |
| Province | |
| Province 1 | 193 (18.4) |
| Province 2 | 156 (14.8) |
| Bagmati Province | 204 (19.4) |
| Gandaki Province | 69 (6.6) |
| Province 5 | 153 (14.6) |
| Karnali Province | 111 (10.6) |
| Far-West Province | 165 (15.7) |
| Type of Job | |
| Permanent | 613 (58.3) |
| Temporary or Contract | 438 (41.7) |
| Types of Health Facility | |
| Federal and Provincial managerial agencies Ø | 134 (12.7) |
| Teaching Hospital | 191 (18.2) |
| Public Hospital | 240 (22.8) |
| Private Hospital | 132 (12.6) |
| Local public health facilities § | 292 (27.8) |
| Local-level managerial agencies ⊗ | 62 (5.9) |
| Presence of Chronic Disease | |
| No | 909 (86.5) |
| Yes | 142 (13.5) |
| HWs with caretaking responsibility for children less than 5 years or elderly more than 60 years | |
| No | 381 (36.2) |
| Yes | 670 (63.7) |
Ø Consists of the Ministry of Health and Population, the Department of Health Services, the Ministry of Social Development at the province level, Provincial health directorate, and health offices. § Consists of health posts, primary healthcare centers, community health units, and urban health centers at the local level. ⊗ Consists of metropolitan, sub-metropolitan, municipalities, and rural municipalities.