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. 2012 Dec 26;13(Suppl 1):10.

Table 5.

Barriers to enrolment per health facility

BARRIER FACILITY
Private Public Faith-based
Can't afford fees 71.4% 73.5% 77.4%
Can't get a loan 14.3% 14.7% 22.2%
Loan process burdensome 4.8% 8.1% 11.1%
Don't know how to enrol 19% 10.8% 14.8%
Afraid to lose job** 19% 6.5% 22.2%
Tried but never allowed 9.5% 14.1% 9.3%
Am about to retire 9.5% 15.1% 2%
Have other financial commitments* 24% 54.6% 44.4%
Re-designation issues* 9.5% 13.5% 2%
Experiences of other nurses 9.5% 16.8% 5.6%
Don't know admission criteria 4.8% 5.9% 14.8%
*

Chi-Square tests p < 0.05 Significant difference

**

p < 0.01 Significant difference