Table 2 Descriptive statistics of health workers, South Omo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022
Respondent characteristics | (N) | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean years (SD) | 314 | 26.91 (4.02) |
Gender | ||
 Female | 85 | 27.1 |
 Male | 229 | 72.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Indigenous to South Omo | 132 | 42 |
 Non-indigenous to South Omo | 182 | 58 |
Marital status | ||
 Currently married | 119 | 37.9 |
 Currently not married | 195 | 62.1 |
Rural background | ||
 No | 74 | 23.6 |
 Yes | 240 | 76.4 |
No of children, mean (SD) | 314 | 1.08 (1.65) |
Years of work experience | ||
 Less than or equal to four years | 220 | 70.1 |
 Greater than four years | 94 | 29.9 |
Education Level | ||
 Associate degree | 181 | 57.6 |
 Bachelor’s and above | 133 | 42.4 |
Rural Work Experience | ||
 No | 72 | 22.9 |
 Yes | 242 | 77.1 |
Will you work in rural health | ||
 Extremely likely | 106 | 33.8 |
 Somewhat likely | 143 | 45.5 |
 Somewhat unlikely | 31 | 9.9 |
 Extremely unlikely | 34 | 10.8 |
Accept Job if Condition is Decent | Â | Â |
 No | 48 | 15.3 |
 Yes | 266 | 84.7 |
Salary (ETB: 1USD = 53.4), mean (SD) | 314 | 6093.12 (1575) |