Job adjustment predictive factors of healthcare midwives in health system reform in Iran

Table 1 Absolute and relative frequency of demographic and occupational characteristics of healthcare midwives participating in the study in West Azarbaijan province in 2022 (n = 310)

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Marital status	Married	253	81.6
	Single	45	14.5
	Divorced	12	3.9
	TOTAL	310	100
Academic degree	Associate degree of midwifery	77	24.8
	Bachelor’s degree of midwifery	214	69.1
	Master’s degree of midwifery	11	3.5
	Related master's degree	8	2.6
	TOTAL	310	100
Adequacy of income to expenses	Very inadequate	52	16.8
	Inadequate	128	41.3
	Partly adequate	103	33.2
	Adequate	26	8.4
	Very adequate	1	0.3
	TOTAL	310	100
Economic status	Very low	9	2.9
	Low	60	19.4
	Average	226	72.9
	High	14	4.5
	Very high	1	0.3
	TOTAL	310	100
Personal housing price evaluation (Home owner)	Very low	13	5.6
	Low	38	16.3
	Average	148	63.5
	High	28	12.0
	Very high	6	2.6
	TOTAL	233	100
Ability to buy a house (No personal housing)	Very low	50	64.9
	low	23	29.9
	Average	2	2.6
	High and very high	2	2.6
	TOTAL	77	100
Place of occupation	Urban health service centers	93	30
	Urban–rural health service centers	93	30
	Healthcare unit	124	40
	TOTAL	310	100
Employment status	Full- time Contractual	138	44.5
	Full- time formal	109	35.2
	Part time	63	20.3
	TOTAL	310	100
Interest in job	Not interested	13	4.2
	Very low interest	18	5.8
	Low interest	7	2.3
	Medium interest	78	25.2
	High interest	110	35.5
	Very high interest	84	27.1
	TOTAL	310	100
Desire to stay in the profession	No desire	22	7.1
	Very low desire	27	8.7
	Low desire	25	8.1
	Medium desire	79	25.5
	High desire	77	24.8
	Very high desire	80	25.8
	TOTAL	310	100

ISSN: 2049-3258