Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of health care providers in five health facilities of Wogdie district, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–27 | 84 | 49.1 |
28–37 | 82 | 48.0 | |
38–47 | 5 | 2.9 | |
Sex | Male | 119 | 69.6 |
Female | 52 | 30.4 | |
Marital status | Married | 110 | 64.3 |
Single | 61 | 35.7 | |
Profession | Nurse | 68 | 39.8 |
Midwifery | 33 | 19.3 | |
Health Officer | 26 | 15.1 | |
Laboratory technologist/technician | 29 | 17.0 | |
Pharmacist/pharmacy-technician | 15 | 8.8 | |
Educational status | Degree and above | 69 | 40.3 |
Diploma | 102 | 59.7 | |
Work experience in health facility | Less than 5 years | 114 | 66.7 |
> = 5 years | 57 | 33.3 | |
Currently working unit | Outpatient department | 51 | 29.8 |
Emergency and Triage | 22 | 12.9 | |
Maternity unit | 33 | 19.3 | |
Inpatient clinic | 13 | 7.5 | |
Laboratory | 29 | 17.0 | |
Pharmacy | 15 | 8.8 | |
Under-five clinic | 8 | 4.7 |