Table 1.
Socio-demographic character of nurses in North Wollo Zone hospitals, 2019
Variables | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
Age classification | 21–30 | 166 | 73.5 |
31–40 | 45 | 19.9 | |
>40 | 15 | 6.6 | |
Monthly income | <=3000 Birr | 36 | 15.9 |
>3000 Birr | 190 | 84.1 | |
Marital status | Single | 87 | 38.5 |
Married | 133 | 58.8 | |
Divorced | 6 | 2.7 | |
Level of education | Diploma | 93 | 41.2 |
BSc nurse | 133 | 58.8 | |
Current working unit | Medical | 48 | 21.2 |
Surgical | 23 | 10.2 | |
Pediatrics | 27 | 12 | |
Obstetrics/gynecology | 33 | 14.6 | |
OPD | 50 | 22.1 | |
Emergency | 45 | 20 | |
Work experience | <6 years | 145 | 64.2 |
6–10 years | 65 | 28.8 | |
11–15 years | 9 | 4 | |
>15 years | 7 | 3.1 |