TABLE 2.

Demographic data for questionnaire respondents (N = 293).

Characteristic	Students and clinical instructors
	Category	n	%
Gender	Female	215	73.6
	Male	78	26.6
Age of respondents (years)	15–19	2	0.7
	20–24	74	25.3
	25–29	100	34.1
	30–35	51	17.4
	Over 35	66	22.5
Level of education	Certificates in Nursing, Teaching, Clinical Medicine and Accounting	32	10.92
	MSCE (Ordinary level)	102	34.81
	University Diploma	15	5.12
	Bachelor’s degree	123	41.98
	Master’s degree	21	7.17
Students prior learning	Adult Health Nursing Child Health Nursing Community Health Nursing Mental Health Nursing

MSCE, Malawi School Certificate of Education.