Research Article
Workload Determines Workplace Stress among Health Professionals Working in Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic variables and stress levels among health-care professionals in Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2015.
| Variable | Overall | Stressed | Yes | No |
| Sex | | | | Male | 109 (55.1) | 74 (67.9) | 35 (32.1) | Female | 89 (44.9) | 61 (68.5) | 28 (31.5) | Age | | | | ≤25 | 29 (14.6) | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | 26–30 | 97 (49) | 67 (69.1) | 30 (30.9) | 31–35 | 30 (15.2) | 15 (50.0) | 15 (50.0) | 36–40 | 21 (10.6) | 17 (81.0) | 4 (19.0) | 41–45 | 11 (5.6) | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | ≥46 | 10 (5.1) | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | Marital status | | | | Married | 111 (56.1) | 76 (68.5) | 35 (31.5) | Divorced | 5 (2.5) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | Single | 82 (41.4) | 55 (67.1) | 27 (32.9) | Job | | | | Physician | 45 (22.7) | 15 (33.3) | 30 (66.7) | Nurse/midwifery/anaesthetist/radiographer | 114 (57.6) | 93 (81.6) | 21 (18.4) | Others | 39 (19.7) | 27 (69.2) | 12 (30.8) | Educational level | | | | Diploma | 55 (27.8) | 49 (89.1) | 6 (10.9) | Bachelor’s degree | 89 (44.9) | 67 (75.3) | 22 (24.7) | Doctorate degree | 39 (19.7) | 11 (28.2) | 28 (71.8) | Master’s degree | 11 (5.6) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | Postdoctoral degree | 4 (2) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | Religion | | | | Orthodox tewahedo | 171 (86.4) | 117 (68.4) | 54 (31.6) | Muslim | 15 (7.6) | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | Protestant | 12 (6.1) | 9 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) |
| Working unit | | | | Outpatient department | | | | Surgical OPD | 28 (14.1) | 16 (57.1) | 12 (42.9) | Psychiatrics OPD | 3 (1.5) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | Obstetrics and gynecology OPD | 12 (6.1) | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | Pediatrics OPD | 7 (3.5) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | Accident and casualty department | 7 (3.5) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | Medical OPD | 37 (18.7) | 23 (62.2) | 14 (37.8) | Inpatient department | | | | Surgical ward | 30 (15.2) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | Medical ward | 21 (10.6) | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | OR | 17 (8.6) | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | Psychiatry ward | 2 (1) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | Obstetrics and gynecology ward | 25 (12.6) | 17 (68.0) | 8 (32.0) | Pediatrics ward | 6 (3) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | ICU | 5 (2.5) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | Other | 6 (3) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | Work experience | | | | 1–7 years | 117 (59.1) | 79 (67.5) | 38 (32.5) | 8–14 years | 53 (26.8) | 34 (64.2) | 19 (35.8) | 15–21 years | 14 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 1 (7.1) | 22–28 years | 9 (4.5) | 6 (66.7) | 3 (33.3) | 28–35 years | 5 (2.5) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | Monthly income | | | | <5000 birr | 137 (69.2) | 121 (88.3) | 16 (11.7) | 5000–10000 birr | 54 (27.3) | 12 (22.2) | 42 (77.8) | >10000 birr | 7 (3.5) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) |
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