Understanding the Rural–Rural Migration of Health Workers in Two Selected Districts of Tanzania
Table 3
Socio-demographic characteristics of health workers responded to the questionnaire.
Characteristic
Kilwa
Rombo
Total
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Age
Up to 25
13
11.8
8
12.5
21
12.1
26–35
37
33.6
16
25.0
53
30.5
36–45
24
21.8
11
17.2
35
20.1
46–55
23
20.9
8
12.5
31
17.8
56–65
3
2.7
4
6.3
7
4.0
Not displayed
10
9.1
17
26.6
27
15.5
Sex
Male
35
31.8
11
17.2
46
26.4
Female
64
58.2
38
59.4
102
58.6
Not displayed
11
10.0
15
23.4
26
14.9
Marital status
Married
72
65.5
32
50.0
104
59.8
Not married
33
30.0
25
39.1
58
33.3
Status not displayed
5
4.5
7
10.9
12
6.9
Employer
Ministry of health
2
1.8
9
14.1
11
6.3
District executive director
108
98.2
48
75.0
156
89.7
Other
0
0.0
7
10.9
7
4.0
Cadre
Clinicians
11
9.9
10
15.6
21
12
Nurses
45
40.9
25
39.1
70
40.2
Other
37
33.7
9
14.2
46
26.5
Not specified
17
15.5
20
31.3
37
21.3
Key: Clinicians = Assistant Medical Officers + Clinical Officer + Doctor of Dental Surgery + Medical Assistants + Medical Officers. Nurses = Nurses + Assistant Nursing Officers + Midwives. Other = Assistant Record officer + Assistant Health Officers + Data Clerk + Health Attendants + Health Officers + Laboratory Technicians + Medical Attendants.
