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