Perceived Stress and Its Associated Factors during COVID-19 among Healthcare Providers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Dilla town government health institutions, Dilla, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex	Female	83	34.00
	Male	161	66.00
Age	18–24	48	19.7
	25–31	162	66.4
	>31	34	13.9
Marital status	Single	140	57.4
	Married	90	36.9
	Divorced/widowed	14	5.7
Religion	Orthodox	100	41.0
	Muslim	16	6.6
	Protestant	124	50.8
	Catholic	4	1.6
Ethnicity	Gedeo	72	29.5
	Oromo	36	14.5
	Amhara	76	31.1
	Gurage	20	8.2
	Others	40	16.4
Monthly income	<3000	50	20.5
	3000–5000	96	39.3
	5000–7000	50	20.5
	>7000	48	19.7
Qualification	Diploma	66	27.0
	Degree	158	64.8
	Master’s and above	20	8.2
Profession	Medical doctor	27	11.1
	Nurse	100	41.0
	Health officer	15	6.1
	Midwifery	24	9.8
	Laboratory technology	24	9.8
	Pharmacist	23	9.4
	Others	31	12.7
Work experience	<1 year	50	20.5
	1–5 years	130	53.3
	>5 years	64	26.2

Others = Tigray, Kembata, Siltie, and Sidama; others = anesthesia, environmental health, health education, occupational health, and psychiatry.