Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of HCWs (N=318) in the Southern Tigrai zone governmental hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ≤25 | 67 | 21.1 |
26-30 | 152 | 47.8 | |
31-35 | 68 | 21.4 | |
36-40 | 17 | 5.3 | |
> 40 | 14 | 4.4 | |
Sex | Male | 125 | 39.3 |
Female | 193 | 60.7 | |
Marital status | Single | 117 | 36.8 |
Married | 165 | 51.9 | |
Divorced | 29 | 9.1 | |
Widowed | 7 | 2.2 | |
Profession | Nurse | 117 | 36.8 |
Midwife | 54 | 17.0 | |
Laboratory | 30 | 9.4 | |
Medical doctor | 33 | 10.4 | |
Cleaner | 46 | 14.5 | |
Laundry | 25 | 7.9 | |
*Others | 13 | 4.1 | |
Educational status | Below diploma | 50 | 16.0 |
Diploma | 50 | 16.0 | |
BSc degree | 182 | 57.3 | |
Medical doctor | 27 | 8.5 | |
Specialty | 9 | 2.2 | |
Work experience (years) | ≤ 5 | 238 | 74.8 |
6-10 | 61 | 19.2 | |
> 10 | 19 | 6.0 | |
Monthly income (ETB) | ≤ 2000 | 72 | 22.6 |
2001-3500 | 32 | 10.1 | |
3501-5000 | 95 | 29.9 | |
> 5000 | 119 | 37.4 |