Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of health care providers at the public health facilities in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021, (n = 413)
Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Age of health care providers in years | Â |
 20–24 | 35 (8.5) |
 25–29 | 158 (38.3) |
 30–34 | 138 (33.4) |
 35–39 | 48 (11.6) |
 ≥40 | 34 (8.2) |
Sex of healthcare providers | Â |
 Female | 221 (53.5) |
 Male | 192 (46.5) |
Religion | Â |
 Orthodox | 343 (83.1) |
 Muslim | 41 (9.9) |
 Protestant | 23 (5.6) |
 Catholic | 6 (1.4) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married | 281 (68.0) |
 Single | 126 (30.5) |
 Othersa | 6 (1.5) |
Profession | Â |
 Nurse | 201 (48.7) |
 Midwives | 111 (26.9) |
 Health officer | 28 (6.7) |
 General practitioner | 52 (12.6) |
 Specialists | 19 (4.6) |
 Integrated emergency surgery officer | 2 (0.5) |
Working facility | Â |
 Health center | 42 (10.2) |
 Hospital | 371 (89.8) |
Working unit | Â |
 Maternal and Child Heath | 106 (25.7) |
 Outpatient department | 95 (23.0) |
 Medical ward | 54 (13.1) |
 Surgical ward | 32 (7.7) |
 Pediatric ward | 26 (6.3) |
 Gynecology ward | 45 (10.9) |
 Othersb | 55 (13.3) |
Work experience | Â |
 Less than 1 year | 14 (3.4) |
 1–5 years | 119 (28.8) |
 6–10 years | 204 (49.4) |
 More than ten years | 76 (18.4) |