Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of health care providers at three referral hospitals in north-west Ethiopia, 2019
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 127 | 30.2% |
| Female | 293 | 69.8% |
| Age in years | ||
| 20–29 | 233 | 55.5% |
| 30–39 | 91 | 21.7% |
| 40–49 | 72 | 17.1 |
| 50–59 | 24 | 5.7 |
| Profession | ||
| Nurse | 141 | 33.6% |
| Psychiatry | 7 | 1.7% |
| Optometry | 8 | 1.9% |
| Midwifery | 85 | 20.2% |
| Physician | 126 | 30.0% |
| Health officer | 4 | 1.0% |
| Anesthesia | 7 | 1.7% |
| Laboratory | 11 | 2.6% |
| Radiology | 8 | 1.9% |
| Physiotherapy | 2 | 0.5% |
| Pharmacy | 16 | 3.8% |
| Other | 5 | 1.2% |
| Working experience in years | ||
| 1–3 | 185 | 44.0% |
| 3–5 | 61 | 14.5% |
| 5–10 | 114 | 27.1% |
| > 10 | 60 | 14.3% |