Table 4 Nutritionists´ work conditions by university type
From: Undervalued professionals: placement of nutritionist in the Ecuadorian health system
Characteristics | University type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Private | Public | ||||||
n | n | ||||||
sum | Percent | p-value | sum | Percent | p-value | ||
Income type | Fixed | 41 | 43 | 0,442 | 79 | 64,3 | 0,442 |
Variable | 27 | 18 | 47 | 35,7 | |||
Work hours/day | 4 | 12 | 8,8 | 0,413 | 17 | 13,8 | 0,413 |
6 | 23 | 15,9 | 17 | 12,8 | |||
8 | 75 | 75,3 | 92 | 73,4 | |||
Nutritionists income (USD) | 800 | 40 | 34,9 | 0.001 *** | 77 | 56,7 | 0.001 *** |
800–1000 | 12 | 10,7 | 11 | 12,4 | |||
1000–1500 | 35 | 34,6 | 30 | 21,4 | |||
1500–2500 | 15 | 12,6 | 8 | 9,5 | |||
2500 | 8 | 7,2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 110 | 10 | 126 | 100 | |||