Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
From: To serve or to leave: a question faced by public sector healthcare providers in Pakistan
Description of the sample | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 624 | 48 | |
Female | 673 | 52 | |
Age, years | |||
Less than 25 | 112 | 9 | |
26–35 | 453 | 35 | |
36–45 | 427 | 33 | |
46 and above | 304 | 23 | |
Marital status | |||
Unmarried | 226 | 17 | |
Married | 1047 | 81 | |
Divorced | 7 | 1 | |
Widowed | 14 | 1 | |
Healthcare provider type | |||
Medical superintendants | 22 | 2 | |
Specialists | 87 | 7 | |
Medical officers | 242 | 19 | |
Women medical officers | 130 | 10 | |
Lady health workers | 403 | 31 | |
Nurses | 100 | 8 | |
Technicians/dispensers | 312 | 24 | |
Residential status | |||
Live within the premises of the facility | 255 | 20 | |
Live within the city where they work | 743 | 57 | |
Live in another city | 295 | 23 | |
Region | |||
Punjab North | 231 | 18 | |
Punjab South | 201 | 15 | |
Sindh | 202 | 16 | |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 179 | 14 | |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 87 | 7 | |
Gilgit-Baltistan | 90 | 7 | |
Balochistan | 140 | 11 | |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir | 172 | 13 | |
Contractual status | |||
Contract staff | 313 | 24 | |
Regular staff | 971 | 76 | |
Salary satisfaction | |||
Satisfied with salary | 507 | 39 | |
Dissatisfied with salary | 785 | 61 | |
Promotion status | |||
Never promoted | 790 | 61 | |
1 promotion | 420 | 32 | |
2 promotions | 69 | 5 | |
3 promotions | 23 | 2 | |
Number of years’ experience | |||
Less than 5 | 321 | 25 | |
6–10 | 209 | 16 | |
11–15 | 199 | 15 | |
16–20 | 196 | 15 | |
21 and above | 363 | 28 | |
Political interference | |||
No | 827 | 64 | |
Yes | 465 | 36 | |
Satisfaction with the Annual Confidential Performance Report | |||
No | 274 | 27 | |
Yes | 743 | 73 | |