Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of health care workers at Bahir Dar city administration health facilities, August 2012

Sex (n = 340)

• Male

145

42.6

• Female

195

57.4

Occupation (n = 373)

• Physician

13

3.5

• Health office

33

8.8

• Nurse

205

55.0

• Midwife

18

4.8

• Lab technician

77

20.6

• Other

27

7.2

Marital status (n = 370)

• Single

135

35.7

• Married

223

60.3

• Widowed

5

1.4

• divorced

10

2.7

Department of work (n = 343)

• Emergency room

33

9.6

• Outpatient department

125

36.4

• Delivery room

32

9.3

• Operation room

8

2.3

• Ward

32

9.3

• Other

113

32.9