Relationship between nurses’ perception of ethical climates and job satisfaction in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Oromia region, south west Ethiopia

Table 3 Bivariate linear regression analysis result of sociodemographic characteristics among nurses in JUSH, March 2016, (n = 252)

Sociodemographic Variables	Unstandardized β coefficient	SE	t value	P value	95% confidence interval
Sociodemographic Variables	Unstandardized β coefficient	SE	t value	P value	Lower bound	Upper bound
Ethnicity
Oromo	8.96	3.02	2.96	0.003	3.01	14.91
Amhara	−9.46	2.99	−3.16	0.002	−15.35	−3.56
Gurage	−9.72	8.15	−1.19	0.234	−25.79	6.34
Tigre	2.17	9.23	0.23	0.814	− 16.01	20.37
Age in years
20–24 years	8.62	3.82	2.25	0.025	1.08	16.16
25–29 years	2.89	3.04	0.95	0.342	−3.10	8.90
30–34 years	−12.24	3.52	− 3.47	0.001	− 19.18	−5.30
35–39 years	1.60	9.95	0.16	0.872	−18.00	21.21
Religion
Muslim	−0.17	4.07	−0.04	0.966	−8.20	7.84
Orthodox	4.51	3.09	1.46	0.146	−1.57	10.59
Protestant	−3.11	3.08	−1.00	0.314	−9.19	2.96
Catholic	−11.63	10.86	−1.07	0.285	−33.02	9.76
Marital status
Married	−2.03	3.10	−0.65	0.513	−8.15	4.08
Single	2.80	3.08	0.90	0.364	−3.27	8.87
Widowed	−23.54	13.92	−1.69	0.092	−50.96	3.86
Diploma	−1.52	3.04	−0.50	0.617	−7.52	4.47
Working unit
Medical	1.57	3.15	0.49	0.619	−4.64	7.79
Surgical	9.80	3.51	2.79	0.006	2.88	16.71
Maternity	−8.34	3.80	−2.19	0.029	−15.82	−0.86
Pediatrics	−4.07	5.16	−0.78	0.432	−14.24	6.10
Psychiatry	−2.39	7.77	−0.30	0.758	−17.70	12.92
Salary
< 2000 birr	−9.06	3.02	−2.99	0.003	−15.01	−3.10
2000–3000 birr	21.88	3.71	5.89	0.000	14.57	29.20
3001–4000 birr	−5.67	3.12	−1.81	0.071	−11.82	0.48
Experience
< 1 year	1.52	4.90	0.31	0.756	−8.13	11.19
1–5 year	3.03	3.86	0.785	0.433	−4.57	10.63
6–10 year	−8.03	5.47	−1.462	0.143	−18.80	2.74

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