Acceptance for Social Health Insurance among Health Professionals in Government Hospitals, Mekelle City, North Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of health professionals in government hospitals, Mekelle city, North Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 408).

Variables	Category	Frequency (n = 408)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	205	50.2
	Female	203	49.8
Age	20–30	220	53.9
	31–40	146	35.8
Mean age ± SD	≥41	42	10.3
	32 ± 6.7
Ethnicity	Tigrie	372	91.1
	Amhara	17	4.2
	Others	19	4.7
Religion	Orthodox	353	85.7
	Muslim	33	8
	Others	22	5.3
Marital status	Single	168	41.2
	Married	222	54.4
	Others	18	4.4
Family size	1–3	280	68.6
	≥4	128	31.4
Children <5	Yes	142	65.2
	No	266	34.8
Adults >64	Yes	19	4.7
	No	389	95.3
Professions	Physician	62	15.2
	Pharmacist	37	9.1
	Nurse	233	57.1
	Midwifery	22	5.4
	Medical laboratory	29	7.1
	Physiotherapy	7	1.7
	Others	18	4.4
Level of education	Diploma	44	10.8
	Degree	328	80.4
	Masters	18	4.4
	Specialist	18	4.4
Work experiences in years	1–5	246	60.3
	6–10	101	24.7
	≥11	61	15
Median (IQR)	5 (4)
Monthly salary	<6488 ETB	229	56.1
	6488-10024 ETB	131	32.1
	≥10024 ETB	48	11.8
Median (IQR) ETB	6488 (3119)
Wealth status	Low	135	33.1
	Middle	150	36.8
	High	123	30.1