Variables Frequency (n=483) Percentage (%)
Age (yrs)
20-29
30-39
40-49

164
234
85

34.0
48.4
17.6
Sex
Male
Female

157
326

32.5
67.5
Profession
Doctor
Nurse laboratory technician

35
382
66

7.2
79.1
13.7
Service year(yrs)
1-10
11-20
21-39

289
143
51

59.8
29.6
10.5
Department
Internal medicine
Surgery
VCT
Lab
Pediatric
Emergence
Out patient
Gynecology

37
62
22
64
44
29
161
64

7.7
12.8
4.6
13.3
9.1
6.0
33.3
13.3
Level of health
 Institution
Referral hospital
Regional hospitals
Health centers


209
182
92


43.3
37.7
19.0
Table 1: Socio-demographic factors of health care workers in public health facilities of Mekelle special zone, Northern Ethiopia.