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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of nurses and midwives working in Amhara Region public hospitals, North Ethiopia, 2019

From: Implementation of evidence-based practice and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in Amhara Region government hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n = 790)

Percent (%)

Sex

  

 Male

416

52.7

 Female

374

47.3

Age

  

 20–24

128

16.2

 25–29

429

54.3

 30–34

149

18.9

 35–54

84

10.6

Position

  

 Staff nurse

459

58.1

 Staff midwife

254

32.2

 Head nurse and head midwife

77

9.7

Year of experience

  

 1–5 years

537

68

  6–10 years

175

22.2

 11 and above years

78

9.8

Religion

  

 Orthodox

709

89.7

 Others

81

10.3

Ethnicity

  

 Amhara

743

94.1

 Others

47

5.9

Income per month

  

 100–133 US dollar

153

19.4

 134–200

237

30

 201–333

227

28.7

 > 333

173

21.9

  1. Others (religion) = Muslim, protestant, catholic, and Adventist