Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics study participants working in Hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 422)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||
| 20–29 | 154 | 36.5 |
| 30–39 | 194 | 46.0 |
| ≥ 40 | 74 | 17.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 305 | 72.3 |
| Female | 117 | 27.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 402 | 95.3 |
| Others* | 20 | 4.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 403 | 95.5 |
| Others** | 19 | 4.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Diploma First degree (BSc) |
104 212 |
24.6 50.2 |
| Second degree (MSc) | 96 | 22.7 |
| Third degree (specialty) | 10 | 2.5 |
| Profession | ||
| Nurse | 148 | 35.1 |
| Midwife | 83 | 19.7 |
| Physician | 60 | 14.2 |
| Laboratory | 46 | 10.9 |
| Anesthetist | 33 | 7.8 |
| Health officer | 27 | 6.4 |
| Pharmacist | 25 | 5.9 |
| Working areas/ward | ||
| Emergency | 70 | 16.6 |
| Outpatient | 64 | 15.2 |
| Operation room | 65 | 15.4 |
| Inpatient | 59 | 14.0 |
| Laboratory | 46 | 10.9 |
| Intensive care unit | 45 | 10.7 |
| Labor/delivery | 41 | 9.7 |
| Pharmacy | 25 | 5.9 |
| Isolation | 7 | 1.7 |
| Working experience in years | ||
| ≤ 5 | 227 | 53.8 |
| > 5 | 195 | 46.2 |
| Monthly salary in Ethiopian birr | ||
| ≤ 6000 (≤136 US$) | 136 | 32.2 |
| > 6000 (>136 US$) | 286 | 67.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 152 | 36.0 |
| Married | 252 | 59.7 |
| Others**** | 18 | 4.3 |
*Oromo, Tigray, Gurage. ** Muslim, Protestant, Catholic. *** Divorced, widowed.