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