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Socio-demographic characteristics of nurses at University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital, 2021, (n = 400).

Socio-demographic variablesClassificationFrequencyPercent
Age20–2915839.5
30–3920751.8
≥40358.8
GenderFemale19749.3
Male20350.8
Marital statusSingle12330.8
Married27468.5
Divorced30.8
Level of educationDiploma4912.3
Bachelor32380.8
Masters287.0
Year of experience<1 years71.8
1–3 years399.8
4–6 years15639
7–9 years14536.3
≥10 years5313.3