Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of HCPs (N = 408).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	%
Age of the respondents	⩽24	105	25.74
	25–34	264	64.71
	⩾35	39	9.56
Sex	Male	292	71.57
	Female	116	28.43
Marital status	Married	192	47.06
	Single	21	51.96
	Divorced/windowed	5	0.98
Religion	Orthodox	316	77.45
	Muslim	77	18.87
	Protestant/catholic	15	3.68
Ethnicity	Amhara	377	92.4
	Tigre	10	2.45
	Oromo	19	4.66
	Others	2	0.49
Education status	Diploma	152	37.25
	BSc degree	238	58.33
	Master’s and above	18	4.41
Profession	Nurse	154	37.75
	Midwifery nurse	44	10.78
	Medical doctors	38	9.31
	Pharmacist	58	13.24
	Laboratory profession	58	14.22
Work experience	⩽5 years	289	70.83
	6–10 years	63	15.44
	⩾11 years	56	13.73
Income	⩽94.90 USD	76	18.63
	94.90–166.07 USD	209	51.23
	166.10–237.25 USD	109	26.72
	>237.25 USD	14	3.43
Family size	⩽2	267	65.44
	3–4	98	24.02
	>4	43	10.54

USD: the United States dollar.