Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hospital healthcare workers in Bale zone, December, 2014 (n = 340)
Socio- demographic characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Participants’ working hospital | ||
Ginir | 90 | 26.5 |
Goba | 115 | 33.8 |
Delo mena | 70 | 20.6 |
Bale Robe | 65 | 19.1 |
Sex of respondents | ||
Male | 153 | 45.0 |
Female | 187 | 55.0 |
Age group of participants | ||
18–32 | 279 | 82.1 |
33–47 | 44 | 12.9 |
48–62 | 17 | 5.0 |
Marital status | ||
Ever married | 191 | 56.2 |
Never married | 149 | 43.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 211 | 62.1 |
Muslim | 67 | 19.7 |
Protestant | 58 | 17.0 |
Wakefata | 4 | 1.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 269 | 79.1 |
Amhara | 59 | 17.3 |
Gurage | 6 | 1.8 |
Tigrie | 3 | 0.9 |
Others (Harari, Somali and Wolayita) | 3 | 0.9 |
Educational level | ||
Grade(5–12th) | 55 | 16.2 |
College diploma and above | 285 | 83.8 |
Monthly salary | ||
450–1000 | 77 | 22.7 |
1001–2000 | 60 | 17.6 |
2001–8379 | 203 | 59.7 |