Table 1.

Characteristics of the mental health nurses involved in the study.

Characteristic		Frequency N = 43	Percentage
Hospital	Hospital A	25	58.1
	Hospital B	18	41.9
Gender	Male	13	30.2
	Female	30	69.8
Age	20-30 years	12	27.9
	31-40 years	26	60.5
	41-50 years	5	11.6
Ethnicity	Akan	23	53.5
	Ewe	7	16.3
	Ga	7	16.3
	Dagomba	1	2.3
	Guan	2	4.7
	Dagaati	3	7.0
Departments	Out-patient department	6	14.0
	Female ward	19	44.2
	Male ward	9	20.9
	Rehabilitation Unit	5	11.6
	Nursing Administration	4	9.3
Level of Nursing education	Diploma	28	65.1
	Bachelor’s degree	13	30.2
	Master’s degree or above	2	4.7
Years of Nursing Experience	≤10 years	11	25.6
	11-20 years	22	51.2
	21-30 years	7	16.3
	≥30	3	7.0
Nursing Rank	Staff Nurse	1	2.3
	Senior Staff Nurse	16	37.2
	Nursing Officer	17	39.5
	Senior Nursing Officer	4	9.3
	Principal Nursing Officer	1	2.3
	Nurse Manager	4	9.3