Table 2.

Demographic Profile of PHN Participants from Batch 1 to 4 (N=183)

Demographic Categories	No.	%
Gender
Male	54	29.50
Female	129	70.50
Age
Below 29	20	10.93
30-39	120	65.57
40-49	30	16.39
Above 50	13	7.10
Educational Attainment
Bachelor’s Degree	137	74.86
Master’s Degree	45	24.59
Doctorate Degree	1	0.55
Nursing Experience (years)
0-5	23	12.57
6-10	84	45.90
11-15	47	25.68
Above 16	29	15.85
Public Health Nursing Experience (years)
1-5	62	33.88
6-10	80	43.72
11-15	24	13.11
Above 16	17	9.29
Previous public health nursing training
With training	56	30.60
Without training	127	69.40
Employment
LGU-Hired	120	65.57
DOH NDP	56	30.60
CHD Nurse Program Manager	7	3.83

Source: Tomanan et al.⁴