Table 1.
Participants’ socio-demographic and professional characteristics.
| Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 251 | 61.7 |
| Male | 156 | 38.3 |
| Age, years | 45.8 ± 9.7 (23–66) * | |
| < 36 | 62 | 15.9 |
| 36–45 | 119 | 30.4 |
| > 45 | 210 | 53.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 221 | 55 |
| Unmarried/separated/divorced/widowed | 181 | 45 |
| Having a child | ||
| No | 146 | 35.4 |
| Yes | 266 | 64.6 |
| Profession | ||
| Nurses | 280 | 69.8 |
| Physicians | 100 | 25 |
| Nursing supporting staff | 21 | 5.2 |
| Length of practice, years | 10.9 ± 9.2 (1–41) * | |
| Workplace | ||
| Medical wards | 227 | 55.8 |
| Pediatric/neonatal wards | 65 | 16 |
| Emergency room | 59 | 14.5 |
| Intensive care unit | 56 | 13.7 |
* Mean ± standard deviation (range); Number for each item may not add up to the total number of study population due to missing values.