Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of Health professionals working in public hospitals of SW Oromia, 2021 (n = 545)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 231 | 42.39% |
Male | 314 | 57.61% | |
Marital status | Married | 341 | 62.57% |
Unmarried | 204 | 37.43% | |
Profession | Nurse | 238 | 43. 67% |
Midwifery | 85 | 15.59% | |
Laboratory professional | 78 | 14.31% | |
Pharmacist | 64 | 11.74% | |
Doctor | 80 | 14.68% | |
Working unit/ department | IPD | 246 | 45.14% |
OPD | 161 | 29.54% | |
Laboratory | 75 | 13.76% | |
Pharmacy | 61 | 11.19% | |
Emergency | 55 | 10.09% | |
Educational status | Diploma | 102 | 18.75% |
Bachelor degree | 357 | 65.63% | |
Masters and above | 85 | 15.63% | |
Type of position | Managerial | 95 | 17.46% |
Non-managerial | 449 | 82.54% | |
Living house | Within the compound | 74 | 13.6% |
An outside the compound | 470 | 86.4% |