Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of nurses (n = 176) and physicians (n = 53)
Characteristics | Number of nurses (%) | Number of physicians (%) | Total no. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Institution | Felegehiwot Hospital | 57 (32) | 13 (25) | 70 (31) |
| Â | Gonder Hospital | 119 (68) | 40 (76) | 159 (69) |
Gender | Male | 89 (51) | 44 (83) | 133 (58) |
| Â | Female | 87 (49) | 9 (17) | 96 (42) |
Age | 20-25 | 15 (26) | 12 (22) | 27 (25) |
26-30 | 85 (48) | 29 (55) | 114 (50) | |
31-35 | 15 (6) | 11 (21) | 26 (11) | |
36-40 | 20 (11) | 0 | 20 (9) | |
> 40 | 10 (6) | 1 (2) | 11 (5) | |
Marital status | Married | 92 (52) | 22 (42) | 114 (50) |
Single | 77 (44) | 31 (59) | 108 (47) | |
Divorce | 5 (3) | - | 5 (2) | |
Widowed | 2 (1) | - | 2 (1) | |
Level of education | Diploma in Nursing | 60 (34) | - | 60 (26) |
BSc in Nursing | 113 (64) | - | 113 (49) | |
MSc in Nursing | 3 (2) | - | 3 (1) | |
MD | - | 48 (91) | 48 (21) | |
MD + MSc | - | 1 (2) | 1 (0.4) | |
Specialist | - | 4 (8) | 4 (1) | |
Length of services | < 5 years | 106 (60) | 45 (85) | 151 (66) |
5-10 years | 43 (24) | 7 (13) | 50 (22) | |
10-15 years | 17 (10) | 0 | 17 (7) | |
>15 years | 10 (6) | 1 (2) | 11 (5) | |
Area of work | Medical unit | 47 (21) | 11 (10) | 59 (26) |
| Â | Surgical | 41 (18) | 14 (6) | 55 (24) |
| Â | Emergency | 9 (4) | 0 | 9 (4) |
| Â | Operation room | 8 (4) | 0 | 8 (4) |
| Â | Gynecology/obstetrics | 1 (0.4) | 13 (6) | 14 (6) |
| Â | Pediatrics | 34 (15) | 8 (4) | 42 (18) |
| Â | Ophthalmology | 8 (4) | 4 (2) | 11 (5) |
| Â | OPD | 11 (5) | 1 (0.4) | 12 (5) |
| Â | Others | 17 (7) | 1 (1) | 18 (8) |