| Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied nurses (n=376). Figures are either mean (SD) or n (%). | |
| Variable | Statistic |
| Age (yrs) | 30.6 (5.3) |
| Years of employment as a nurse (yrs) | 7.4 (4.9) |
| ≤5 | 161 (42.8%) |
| >5 | 215 (57.2%) |
| Years of working at current hospital (yrs) | 5.3 (3.7) |
| ≤5 | 259 (68.9%) |
| >5 | 117 (31.1%) |
| Working hours/week (hrs) | 45.0 (5.4) |
| ≤48 | 323 (85.9%) |
| >48 | 53 (14.1%) |
| Level of education | |
| Tertiary (certificate/diploma/degree) | 330 (87.8%) |
| Non-tertiary (lower and upper secondary) | 46 (12.2%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 288 (76.6%) |
| Single/widower/divorcee | 88 (23.4%) |
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