Table 3 Provider related factors of the health professionals in hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Profession | ||
 Nurse | 248 | 57.8 |
 Midwives | 117 | 27.3 |
 Health Officers | 28 | 6.5 |
 IESO | 28 | 6.5 |
 Medical Doctors | 8 | 1.9 |
Qualification | ||
 Diploma | 213 | 49.7 |
 BSc | 173 | 40.3 |
 MSc | 35 | 8.2 |
 General Practitioner | 6 | 1.4 |
 Specialists® | 2 | 0.5 |
Unit of service | ||
 Delivery | 146 | 34.0 |
 NICU | 92 | 21.4 |
 Pediatric Ward | 130 | 30.3 |
 OR | 61 | 14.2 |
Year of experience in specified ward | ||
  < 12 month | 112 | 26.1 |
 12–52 month | 223 | 52.0 |
  > 52 month | 94 | 21.0 |
Year of experience in work | ||
  < 3 year | 172 | 40.1 |
 3–6 year | 167 | 38.9 |
  > 6 year | 90 | 21.0 |
Training on HBB | ||
 Yes | 333 | 77.6 |
 No | 96 | 22.4 |
Recent involvement in HBB | ||
 Yes | 375 | 87.4 |
 No | 54 | 12.6 |