Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants.
| Demographics | Treatment % | Control % | X2 | P |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 30 (36.59) | 26 (30.59) | ||
| Female | 52 (63.41) | 59 (69.41) | 4.32 | 0.087 |
| State of origin | ||||
| Abia | 10 (12.20) | 11 (12.94) | ||
| Ebonyi | 11 (13.41) | 12 (14.12) | ||
| Cross-river | 8 (9.76) | 7 (8.24) | 7.34 | 0.135 |
| Enugu | 18 (21.95) | 16 (18.82) | ||
| Edo | 6 (7.32) | 8 (9.41) | ||
| Benue | 5 (6.10) | 6 (7.06) | ||
| Delta | 9 (10.98) | 11 (12.94) | ||
| Others | 15 (18.29) | 14 (16.47) | ||
| Attitude towards nursing | ||||
| Dislike | 27 (32.93) | 14 (16.47) | ||
| Often likes | 37 (45.12) | 48 (56.47) | 10.42 | 0.063 |
| Undecided | 3 (3.66) | 6 (7.06) | ||
| Sometimes likes | 15 (18.29) | 17 (20.00) | ||
| Year of study | ||||
| Yr 1 | 27 (52.17) | 29 (50.00) | ||
| Yr 2 | 21 (0.04) | 20 (13.64) | 8.23 | 0.058 |
| Yr 3 | 18 (21.74) | 21 (22.73) | ||
| Yr 4 | 16 (13.04) | 15 (13.64) | ||
| Mean age of the participants | 24.18 ± 8.20 | 26.16 ± 9.01 | ||