Table 1:
Distribution of nurses according to socio-demographic variables and professional experience (n=112). Campina Grande, Brazil, 2014
| Variable | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 6 | 5.4 |
| Female | 106 | 94.6 |
| Age(yr) | ||
| 23 - 33 | 33 | 29.5 |
| 34 - 43 | 43 | 38.4 |
| 44 - 53 | 29 | 25.9 |
| 54 - 63 | 7 | 6.2 |
| Marital Status | ||
| With a partner | 68 | 60.7 |
| Single | 44 | 39.3 |
| Professional education | ||
| Graduate | 1 | 0.9 |
| Specialist | 99 | 88.4 |
| Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) | 12 | 10.7 |
| Length of professional experience (years) | ||
| 1 to 5 | 19 | 17 |
| 6 to 10 | 25 | 22.3 |
| 11 to 15 | 28 | 25 |
| 16 to 20 | 18 | 16.1 |
| 21 to 26 | 11 | 9.8 |
| >27 | 11 | 9.8 |
| Experience at primary health care system (years) | ||
| < 1 | 20 | 17.9 |
| 1 to 5 | 34 | 30.3 |
| 6 to 10 | 41 | 36.6 |
| 11 to 20 | 14 | 12.5 |
| >20 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Weekly working hours | ||
| 20 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 36 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 40 | 101 | 90.1 |
| Working shift | ||
| Half time | 7 | 6.3 |
| Full time | 105 | 93.7 |