Table 1.

Social-demographic Distribution of the Respondents (N = 403).

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	20–24	10	2.5
	25–29	168	41.7
	30–34	164	40.7
	35–39	40	9.9
	40 and above	21	5.2
Sex	Male	363	90.1
	Female	40	9.9
Resident	Urban	338	83.9
	Rural	65	16.1
Religion	Orthodox	90	22.3
	Protestant	239	59.3
	Muslim	49	12.2
	Waqefata and othersa	25	6.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	372	92.3
	Amh2ara	12	3.0
	Guraghe & othersb	19	4.7
Marital status	Single	135	33.5
	Married	268	66.5
Educational status	Diploma	23	5.7
	BSc Degree	172	42.7
	Master Degree	152	37.7
	Doctorate Degree and or above	56	13.9
Family size	<5	350	86.8
	>=5	53	13.2
Monthly income	1,651–3,200 Ethiopia birr	6	1.5
	3,201–5,250 Ethiopia birr	35	8.7
	5,251–7,800 Ethiopia birr	137	34.0
	7,801–10,900 Ethiopia birr	138	34.2
	>=1,0900 Ethiopia birr	87	21.6
Work experience in years	< =10	307	76.2
	>10	96	23.8
Place of work	Hospital	91	22.6
	Health center	94	23.3
	Academic staff	116	28.8
	Private	13	3.2
	Othersc	13	3.2
	Health offices	16	18.9
Professional category	Nurse	99	24.6
	Midwifery	30	7.4
	Medical doctor	24	6.0
	Medical laboratory	7	1.7
	Pharmacy	18	4.5
	Psychiatry	6	1.5
	Environmental health	6	1.5
	Public health	198	49.1
	Othersd	15	3.7

^a Hindu, Apostolic Christian;

^b Burjii, Sidama, India;

^c Non-Governmental Organization, Blood bank;

^dIntegrated Emergency surgery and Obstetric (IESO), Health Education and Anesthesia.