Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Health Professionals Working at Public and Private Hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents at public and private hospitals, Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia (), 2020.
Variables
Public hospitals () (%)
Private hospitals () (%)
Total () (%)
Sex
Male
132 (51)
128 (49)
260 (50)
Female
127 (49)
133 (51)
260 (50)
Age
20-29
151 (58.3)
183 (70.1)
334 (64.2)
30-39
87 (33.6)
71 (27.2)
158 (30.4)
≥40
21 (8.1)
7 (2.7)
28 (5.4)
Educational level
Diploma
73 (28.2)
97 (37.2)
170 (32.7)
Degree
179 (69.1)
140 (53.6)
319 (61.3)
Above degree
7 (2.7)
24 (9.2)
31 (6.0)
Religion
Orthodox
216 (83.4)
207 (79.3)
423 (81.3)
Muslim
29 (11.2)
34 (13.0)
63 (12.1)
Protestant
13 (5.0)
19 (7.3)
32 (6.2)
Others
1 (0.4)
1 (0.4)
2 (0.4)
Ethnicity
Amhara
238 (91.9)
255 (97.7)
493 (94.8)
Oromo
7 (2.7)
3 (1.1)
10 (1.9)
Tigray
8 (3.1)
1 (0.4)
9 (1.7)
Others
6 (2.3)
2 (0.8)
8 (1.6)
Marital status
Married
173 (66.8)
145 (55.6)
318 (61.2)
Single
69 (26.6)
105 (40.2)
174 (33.5)
Divorced
15 (5.8)
10 (3.8)
25 (4.8)
Separated
1 (0.4)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.2)
Widowed
1 (0.4)
1 (0.4)
2 (0.3)
Profession
Nurse
108 (40.7)
102 (39.1)
210 (40.4)
Midwifery
49 (18.9)
27 (30.3)
76 (14.6)
Medical doctor
36 (13.9)
49 (18.8)
85 (16.3)
Laboratory
26 (10)
32 (12.3)
58 (11.2)
Pharmacy
29 (11.2)
39 (14.9)
68 (13.1)
Others
11 (4.3)
12 (4.6)
33 (6.4)
Monthly salary
<3653
77 (29.7)
84 (32.2)
161 (31.0)
3653-5294
75 (29.0)
89 (34.1)
164 (31.5)
5295-7111
68 (26.3)
25 (9.6)
93 (17.9)
>7111
39 (15.0)
63 (24.1)
102 (19.6)
Work experience
<1
7 (2.7)
44 (16.9)
51 (9.8)
1-5
99 (38.2)
147 (56.3)
246 (47.3)
6-10
110 (42.5)
54 (20.7)
164 (31.5)
>10
43 (16.6)
16 (6.1)
59 (11.4)
Work place
Public hospital
259 (100)
0 (0.0)
259 (49.8)
Private hospital
0 (0.0)
261 (100)
261 (50.2)
Others in profession: health officer, anesthesiologist, and radiographer; : number. Others in ethnicity: SNNPs, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Gambella. Others in religion: Adventist, pagan.
