Table 1 Frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of health care managers working in Jimma zone hospitals, southwest, Ethiopia, 2019(n = 420)
Variable | Category | No (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 26–30 | 171 (40.7) |
31–35 | 156(37.1) | |
36–40 | 56 (13.3) | |
> = 41 | 37 (8.8) | |
Gender | Female | 94 (22.4) |
Male | 326(77.6) | |
Marital status | Single | 122 (29.1) |
Married | 298(70.9) | |
Profession | Medical doctor | 73 (17.4) |
Nurse all type | 236 (56.1) | |
Midwife | 26 (6.2) | |
Medical laboratory | 24 (5.7) | |
Pharmacy | 22(5.2) | |
Other* | 39 (9.3) | |
Work experience | <=2 | 21 (5) |
2.01–5 | 265 (63.1) | |
5.01–10 | 103(24.5) | |
> 10 | 31 (7.4) | |
Qualification | Specialist | 25 (5.9) |
Master’s degree | 36 (8.6) | |
Bachelor degree | 277(66) | |
Diploma | 47 (11.2) | |
Certificate | 35(8.3) | |
Positional level | Top level | 18 (4.3) |
Middle level | 95 (22.6) | |
Lower level | 307 (73.1) |