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. 2021 Sep 3;16(9):e0257109. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257109

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the health care workers, hospitals of south western Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 405).

Variables Category Frequency Percentage
Age category (in years) <30 294 72.6
31–40 95 23.5
41–50 8 2.0
>60 8 2.0
Sex Male 204 50.4
female 201 49.6
Marital status Single 156 38.5
married 232 57.3
other1 17 4.2
Profession type Physicians 25 6.2
Nurse 242 59.8
Midwifery 52 12.8
Medical laboratory 34 8.4
Pharmacist 34 8.4
Others2 18 4.4
Highest qualification level Diploma 127 31.4
Degree 264 65.2
Masters 14 3.5
Monthly salary in USD 68.4–91.2 149 36.8
91.3–182.4 225 55.6
>182.4 31 7.7
Number of people in a household 1 138 34.1
2 71 17.5
3–4 157 38.8
5–6 29 7.2
>7 10 2.5

1 Widowed and Divorced

2 Radiology technicians, Psychiatry professionals