Patient safety culture and associated factors: A quantitative and qualitative study of healthcare workers’ view in Jimma zone Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study participants in Jimma zone hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 596)

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	367	61.6
Female	229	38.4
Age (years)
≤ 29	407	68
30 - 44	170	29
≥ 45	19	3
Marital status
Single	291	48.8
Married	255	42.8
Divorced/Widowed	50	8.4
Religion
Orthodox	253	42.4
Muslim	169	28.4
Protestant	162	27.2
Others^a	12	2
Work experience in current hospital (years)
≤ 5	502	84.2
6–10	58	9.7
≥ 11	36	5.9
Profession
Nurse	301	50.5
Medical doctor	88	14.8
Dentist	21	3.5
Pharmacist	33	5.5
Midwives	55	9.2
Psychiatrist	21	3.5
Lab technologist	35	5.9
Others^b	42	7.1

Others ^a: Catholic, Adventist, Waqefeta; others ^b = Anesthetist, Optometry, Management

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