Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of health professionals working in Horro Guduru Wollega public health centers in West Ethiopia (n = 308)
Variables | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 193 | 62.7 |
Female | 115 | 37.3 | |
Age category | <30 years | 260 | 84.4 |
≥30 years | 48 | 15.6 | |
Level of education | Diploma | 246 | 79.9 |
Degree | 62 | 20.1 | |
Marital status | Single | 171 | 55.5 |
Married | 135 | 43.8 | |
Others | 2 | 0.7 | |
Religion | Protestant | 192 | 62.3 |
Orthodox | 92 | 6.5 | |
Muslim | 92 | 29.9 | |
Catholic | 4 | 1.3 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 289 | 93.8 |
Amhara | 19 | 6.1 | |
Profession | Health officer | 18 | 5.8 |
Nurse | 157 | 51.0 | |
Midwife | 40 | 13.0 | |
Lab | 46 | 14.9 | |
Pharmacy | 42 | 13.6 | |
Others | 5 | 1.6 | |
Working experience | 1–5 years | 221 | 71.8 |
6–10 years | 66 | 21.4 | |
>10 years | 21 | 6.8 | |
Monthly income | <1300 | 80 | 26.0 |
1300–1500 | 83 | 26.9 | |
1501–1969 | 71 | 23.1 | |
>1970 | 74 | 24 |