Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, University of Gondar comprehensive specialized referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 387).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	225	58.1
	Female	162	41.9
Age	19–29 years	308	79.5
	30–41 years	79	20.5
Marital status	Single	243	62.8
	Divorced	13	3.4
	Widowed	4	1.0
	Married	127	32.8
Years of experience	0–3 years	232	59.9
	4–7 years	140	36.2
	8–12 years	15	3.9
Qualification	Diploma	48	12.4
	BSc nurse	324	83.7
	MSc and above	15	3.9
Unit/ward	Emergency departments	90	23.3
	Outpatient departments	75	19.4
	Surgical ward	82	21.2
	Medical ward	69	17.8
	Intensive care units	5	1.3
	Others∗	66	17.1

^∗Others = psychiatry ward, gynecology ward, and ophthalmic ward.