Table 1 Demographic characteristics of nurses at federal level teaching hospitals, Addis Ababa 2015 (n = 397)
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 213 (53.7) |
 Female | 184 (46.3) |
Age | |
 19–29 | 312 (78.6) |
 30–39 | 52 (13.1) |
 40–49 | 21 (5.3) |
 50–59 | 12 (3.1) |
Ethnicity | |
 Amhara | 208 (52.4) |
 Oromia | 93 (23.4) |
 SNNPR | 60 (15.1) |
 Tigray | 20 (5.0) |
 Othersa | 16 (4.0) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox | 307 (77.3) |
 Protestant | 48 (12.1) |
 Muslim | 36 (9.1) |
 Catholic | 6 (1.5) |
Marital Status | |
 Singleb | 291 (73.3) |
 Married | 106 (26.7) |
Level of education in nursing | |
 BSc | 237 (59.7) |
 Diploma | 160 (40.3) |
Working area | |
 Internal medicine ward | 154 (38.8) |
 Surgical ward | 73 (18.4) |
 Emergency room | 63 (15.9) |
 Psychiatry | 47 (11.8) |
 Intensive care unit | 31 (7.8) |
 Pediatric ward | 29 (7.3) |
Service year in the nursing profession | |
 < 1 | 54 (13.6) |
 1–3 | 182 (45.8) |
 4–5 | 67 (16.9) |
 6–10 | 62 (15.6) |
  > 10 | 32 (8.1) |