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Table 1 Gender-bases distribution of the United Republic of Tanzania’s health workforce by background characteristics, 2008 (n = 815)

From: Gender-based distributional skewness of the United Republic of Tanzania’s health workforce cadres: a cross-sectional health facility survey

Characteristic

  

Gender

  

Total

P-Value

 

Male

 

Female

n

%

n

%

n

%

Professional background (cadres)

201

100.0

614

100.0

815

100.0

<0.001

MCHA/MA

24

11.9

150

24.4

174

21.4

Nurse

31

15.4

188

30.6

219

26.9

Midwife

22

11.0

235

38.3

257

31.5

CO

65

32.3

25

4.1

90

11.0

MD

59

29.4

16

2.6

75

9.2

Age group(years)

189

100.0

580

100.0

769

100.0

<0.001

15-24

4

2.1

14

2.4

18

2.3

 

25-34

36

19.1

215

37.1

251

32.6

 

35-44

72

38.1

184

31.7

256

33.3

 

45-54

58

30.7

127

21.9

185

24.1

 

55-64

19

10.1

40

6.9

59

7.7

 

Mean (Male = 42.2 ± 9.3; Female = 38.9 ± 9.4)

     

.

 

Region

201

100.0

614

100

815

100

0.002

Dodoma

28

13.9

85

13.8

113

13.9

 

Iringa

21

10.5

95

15.5

116

14.2

 

Mbeya

29

14.4

102

16.6

131

16.1

 

Mtwara

16

8.0

23

3.8

39

4.8

 

Mwanza

24

11.9

85

13.8

109

13.4

 

Pwani

30

14.9

71

11.6

101

12.4

 

Tabora

37

18.4

65

10.6

102

.12.5

 

Tanga

16

8.0

88

14.3

104

12.8

 

Highest level of education completed

190

100.0

574

100.0

764

100.0

<0.001

Certificate

52

27.4

403

70.2

455

59.6

Diploma

80

42.1

139

24.2

219

28.7

Advanced diploma/higher

58

30.5

32

5.6

90

11.8

Leaving level for basic education

199

100.0

608

100.0

807

100.0

<0.001

Primary

36

18.1

167

27.5

203

25.2

Ordinary secondary

129

64.8

403

66.3

532

65.9

Advanced secondary

29

14.6

18

3.0

47

5.8

Others

5

2.5

20

3.3

25

3.1

Facility ownership

201

100.0

614

100.0

815

100.0

0.995

Government

181

90.1

553

90.1

734

90.1

 

Private

20

9.9

61

9.9

81

9.9

 

Facility type

201

100.0

614

100.0

815

100.0

0.125

Health centre

77

38.3

199

32.4

276

33.9

Hospital

124

61.7

415

67.6

539

66.1

  1. MCHA maternal and child health aide, MA medical attendant, CO clinical officer, MD medical doctor.