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Table 2 Occupational history of participants

From: Industrial action by healthcare workers in Nigeria in 2013–2015: an inquiry into causes, consequences and control—a cross-sectional descriptive study

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Number

Percent

Number of years in public health system

 

Years in service

  

1

 <5

85

56.67

2

 5–9

40

26.67

3

 10–14

14

9.33

4

 15–19

9

6.00

5

 20–24

1

0.67

6

 >24

1

0.67

 

Total

150

100.01

Current place of employment of respondents

 

Current place of employment

  

1

 Public service

105

70.0

2

 Private

45

30.0

 

Total

150

100

Current title in place of employment

 

Title of respondents

  

1

 Doctors

31

20.7

2

 Nurses

26

17.3

3

 Pharmacist

26

17.3

4

 Lab scientist

23

15.3

5

 Admin officer

20

13.3

6

 Community ext. worker

17

11.3

7

 Physiotherapist

4

2.7

8

 Radiographer

2

1.3

9

 Optician

1

0.7

 

Total

150

100

Respondent who think Nigeria healthcare system is understaffed

 

Nigeria understaffed

  

1

 Yes

115

76.67

2

 No

10

6.67

3

 Undecided

25

16.67

 

Total

150

100.01

Satisfaction with current earning

 

Satisfied

  
 

 Yes

110

73.3

 

 Undecided

21

14.0

 

 No

19

12.7

 

Total

150

100

Satisfaction with working conditions

 

Satisfied

  

1

 Yes

110

73.3

2

 No

19

12.7

3

 Undecided

21

14

 

Total

150

100

Problems/difficulties faced in respondents’ places of work

 

Problems

  

1

 Manpower shortage

69

46.0

2

 Poor infrastructure

54

36.0

3

 Lack of incentives

34

22.7

4

 Stagnation

16

10.7

5

 Lack of professional development

13

8.7