Nurses’ intention to leave their job and associated factors in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2017

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Table 1 socio-demographic characteristics of study participant at Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2017(N = 191)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	105	55
Sex	Female	84	45
Current age in year	20–30	126	66.3
	31–40	53	27.1
	41–50	11	6.1
	> 51	1	0.6
Marital status	single	54	28.3
	Married	110	57.6
	Divorce	14	7.3
	Widowed	13	6.8
Religion	Orthodox Tewahedo	113	59.2
	Protestant	31	16.2
	Muslim	24	12.6
	Other	23	12.0
Ethnicity	Amhara	166	86.9
	Oromo	11	5.8
	^aOther	14	7.3
Educational status	Diploma nurse	79	41.4
	BSc nurse	108	56.5
	MSc	4	2.1
Work experience	< 2 year	73	38.2
	2-5 year	34	17.8
	5–10 year	38	19.9
	> 10 year	46	24.1
Institution	Hospital	123	64.4
Institution	Health center	68	35.6

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