Table 1: Socio-demographics characteristics of nurses working at public hospitals in Ambo town, June 2020 (N = 210).
|
Variables |
Categories |
Frequency(N) |
Percentage (%) |
|
Sex |
Female |
117 |
55.7 |
|
Male |
93 |
44.3 |
|
|
Age in years |
< 28 |
149 |
71.0 |
|
> 28 |
61 |
29.0 |
|
|
Ethnicity |
Oromo |
204 |
97.1 |
|
Amhara |
6 |
2.9 |
|
|
Marital status |
married |
108 |
51.4 |
|
Single |
97 |
46.2 |
|
|
others* |
5 |
2.4 |
|
|
Educational level |
Degree (BSc) |
193 |
91.9 |
|
Diploma |
17 |
18.1 |
|
|
Working unit |
medical ward |
61 |
29.0 |
|
surgical ward |
55 |
26.2 |
|
|
pediatrics ward |
53 |
25.2 |
|
|
Others** |
41 |
19.5 |
|
|
Working experience in years
|
< 4 |
93 |
44.3 |
|
5-10 |
95 |
45.2 |
|
|
11-15 |
14 |
6.7 |
|
|
> 16 |
8 |
3.8 |
* - Widowed, Divorced and Separated ** - OPD, ART and TB clinic