Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Health Care Professionals Working in Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia in July 1-30, 2020 (n=372)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	260	69.9
	Female	112	30.1
Age of respondent Mean ±sd (33.1±6.17)	20–30	156	41.9
	31–40	172	46.2
	41 and above	44	11.8
Marital status	Single	107	28.8
	Married	232	62.3
	Divorced	33	8.9
Religion	Orthodox	302	81.2
	Protestant	36	9.7
	Muslim	34	9.1
Educational status	Specialist	48	12.9
	General practitioner	44	11.8
	Master	44	11.8
	Degree	180	48.4
	Diploma	56	15.1
Work experience in years	Greater than 5	226	60.8
	2–5 years	106	28.5
	Less than two	40	10.7
Income of the respondent (ETB) Mean (6329.13±2164.57)	<3500	36	9.7
	3501–500	104	27.9
	>5000	232	62.4
Profession	Physician	99	26.6
	Midwifery	36	9.7
	Nurse	120	32.2
	Laboratory technologist	40	10.7
	Pharmacist	24	6.5
	Anaesthetics	33	8.9
	Others*	20	5.4
Training on covid 19	Yes	120	32.3
	No	252	67.7
Presence of covid guideline	Yes	96	25.8
	No	276	74.2
Presence of sufficient PPE	Yes	88	23.7
	No	284	76.3
History of chronic illness	Yes	72	19.4
	No	300	80.6
Use of social media as sources of information towards COVID-19	Yes	335	90.1
	No	37	9.9
Use of telephone as sources of data	Yes	252	67.7
	No	120	32.3
Peers as a source of COVID-19	Yes	200	53.8
	No	172	46.2
Use of religious institution for COVID-19	Yes	124	33.3
	No	248	66.7

Notes: *Health officer, psychiatrist, and radiologist.