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Table 1 Percent distribution of sample public sector health workers by selected characteristics and by survey year

From: Job satisfaction and motivation among public sector health workers: evidence from Ethiopia

Indicator

2003/4

2006

2009

 

N = 234 (%)

N = 246 (%)

N = 312 (%)

Sex

   

 Female

50.4

53.3

60.9

 Male

49.6

46.8

39.1

Position

   

 Doctors

3.4

3.3

0.6

 Health officers

1.7

1.6

9.6

 Nurses, midwives

44.9

45.5

56.7

 Other

50.0

49.6

33.0

Years worked in facility

   

 Less than 2 years

45.7

40.7

36.5

 2 to 5 years

26.5

30.5

34.9

 6 or more years

27.8

28.9

28.5

  1. Health workers classified as “other” include health extension workers, laboratory technicians, counselors, pharmacists, and administrative staff