Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the Healthcare workers in Illu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | < 25 | 84 | 25.5 |
25–35 | 185 | 56.1 | |
> 35 | 61 | 18.4 | |
Sex | Male | 203 | 61.5 |
Female | 127 | 38.5 | |
Marital status | Single | 96 | 29.1 |
Married | 229 | 69.4 | |
Others* | 5 | 1.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 109 | 33.0 |
Muslim | 57 | 17.3 | |
protestant | 157 | 47.6 | |
Others | 7 | 2.1 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 290 | 87.9 |
Amhara | 26 | 7.9 | |
Tigray | 6 | 1.8 | |
Others** | 8 | 2.4 | |
Educational status | Diploma | 144 | 43.6 |
Degree | 176 | 53.3 | |
Masters | 10 | 3.03 | |
Profession | Physician | 29 | 8.8 |
Nurse | 184 | 55.8 | |
Midwife Nurse | 57 | 17.3 | |
Health officer | 20 | 6.1 | |
Lab. Technicians | 22 | 6.7 | |
Pharmacy professional | 18 | 5.5 | |
Years of service | < 5 years | 133 | 40.3 |
5–10 years | 108 | 32.7 | |
> 10 years | 89 | 27.0 |