Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the health care providers in Gondar University Hospital [GUH], Northwest Ethiopia, 2013 (n=405)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18-24 | 77 | 19 |
25-34 | 283 | 69.9 | |
≥35 | 45 | 11.1 | |
Sex | Male | 270 | 66.7 |
female | 135 | 33.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 332 | 82.0 |
Muslim | 45 | 11.1 | |
Protestant | 21 | 5.1 | |
others | 7 | 1.7 | |
Profession | Physician | 90 | 22.2 |
Nurse | 196 | 48.4 | |
Lab-technologist | 41 | 10.1 | |
HO | 9 | 2.2 | |
Physiotherapist | 11 | 2.7 | |
Midwives | 25 | 6.2 | |
Anesthetists | 15 | 3.7 | |
Others HCPs | 18 | 4.4 | |
Educational level | Diploma | 55 | 13.6 |
BSc (1st degree) | 285 | 70.4 | |
2nd degree and above | 65 | 16 | |
Marital status | Married | 183 | 45 |
Single | 214 | 52.8 | |
Divorced | 5 | 1.2 | |
Widowed | 1 | 0.25 | |
Separated | 2 | 0.5 | |
Year of working experience | <1 year | 62 | 15.3 |
1-4 years | 243 | 60.0 | |
>4 years | 100 | 24.7 |