Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of job satisfaction of health professionals working in governmental Health institutions Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 575)
Variable | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 316 | 55% |
Female | 259 | 45% | |
Age | < 30 years | 456 | 79.3% |
≥30 years | 119 | 20.7% | |
Religion | Orthodox | 548 | 95.3% |
Muslim | 16 | 2.8% | |
Protestant | 11 | 1.9% | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 551 | 95.8% |
Oromo | 18 | 3.1% | |
Awi | 6 | 1% | |
Marital status | Single | 339 | 59% |
Married | 236 | 41% | |
Profession | Physicians | 40 | 7% |
Public Health officers | 119 | 20.7% | |
Nurses | 301 | 52.3% | |
Midwiferies | 76 | 13.2% | |
Othersa | 39 | 6.8% | |
Educational status | Diploma | 361 | 62.8% |
Degree | 214 | 37.2% | |
Service year | < 3 years | 146 | 25.4% |
≥3 years | 429 | 74.6% |