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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of maternal healthcare providers in Bahir Dar City Administration, April, 2012 (n = 274)

From: Cultural Competence among Maternal Healthcare Providers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross sectional Study

Socio-demographic characteristic

Number

Percent

1. Health facility

  

 • Hospital

139

50.7

 • Health center

88

32.1

 • Clinic

35

12.8

 • Reproductive center

12

4.4

2. Gender

  

 ▪ Male

109

39.8

 ▪ Female

165

60.2

3. Age

  

 ▪ 20–29

154

56.2

 ▪ 30–39

91

33.2

 ▪ 40–49

25

9.1

 ▪ 50 +

4

1.5

4. Place of birth

  

 ▪ Urban

169

61.7

 ▪ Rural

105

38.3

5. Religion

  

 ▪ Orthodox Christian

241

88

 ▪ Muslim

17

6.2

 ▪ Others

16

5.8

6. Ethnicity

  

 ▪ Amhara

226

82.5

 ▪ Tigre

10

3.6

 ▪ Agaw

18

6.6

 ▪ Oromo

8

2.9

 ▪ Others

12

4.4

7. Mother tongue

  

 ▪ Amharic

243

88.7

 ▪ Agewegna

14

5.1

 ▪ Others

17

6.2

8. Language other than first language and Amharic

  

 ▪ Agewegna

7

2.6

 ▪ Oromifa

9

3.3

 ▪ Tigregna

15

5.5

 ▪ Others

10

3.6

9. Profession

  

 ▪ Physician

15

5.4

 ▪ Midwives

42

15.3

 ▪ Health officer

12

4.4

 ▪ Nurse

205

74.8

10. Maternal care related In-service training

  

 -Yes

146

53.3

 - No

128

46.7