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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants of health professional hiring bodies of Ethiopia, 2021

From: Health professionals’ licensing: the practice and its predictors among health professional hiring bodies in Ethiopia

Characteristics

Number (N = 365)

%

Age of respondents (in years)

21–30

44

12.1

31–40

141

38.6

41–50

103

28.2

 > 50

77

21.1

Educational status

Second degree and above

69

19.2

First Degree

248

67.7

Diploma

42

11.5

Secondary education and below

6

1.6

Job responsibility

Director/Deputy

144

39.5

Team coordinator

137

37.5

Professional

29

16.2

Other

25

6.8

Decision-making role in health professionals' hiring

Very High

174

47.6

High

154

42.2

Low

14

3.8

Very low

5

1.4

No role

18

4.9

Total work experience (in years)

 < 5

19

5.2

6–10

60

16.4

11–15

96

26.3

16–20

63

17.3

21–25

39

10.7

 > 25

88

24.1

Work experience in this position (in years)

 < 5

179

49.0

6–10

93

25.5

11–15

44

12.1

16–20

10

2.7

21–25

6

1.6

 > 25

33

9.0