Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents working at public health facilities of South region of Ethiopia, 2018/19
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
| Type of the health facility | ||
| Health Center | 667 | 94.2 |
| Hospital | 41 | 5.8 |
| Unit/department | ||
| OPD | 519 | 73.3 |
| IPD | 19 | 2.7 |
| MCH | 157 | 22.2 |
| Other | 13 | 1.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 412 | 58.2 |
| Female | 296 | 41.8 |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 20–24 | 159 | 22.5 |
| 25–29 | 380 | 53.7 |
| 30–34 | 110 | 15.5 |
| 35–39 | 28 | 3.9 |
| 40–44 | 20 | 2.8 |
| ≥45 | 11 | 1.6 |
| Educational status | ||
| Grade 9–12 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Diploma | 508 | 71.7 |
| Degree | 177 | 25.0 |
| Work experience (in years) | ||
| <5 | 380 | 53.7 |
| 5–10 | 278 | 39.3 |
| ≥11 | 50 | 7.0 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 436 | 61.6 |
| Rural | 272 | 38.4 |
| Monthly salary (in birr) | ||
| 700–1200 | 6 | 0.8 |
| 1201–1600 | 11 | 1.6 |
| 1601–2000 | 14 | 2.0 |
| 2001–2400 | 25 | 3.5 |
| 2401–2800 | 51 | 7.2 |
| >2800 | 601 | 84.9 |