|
Age mean (SD) |
36.2 (11.4) |
|
|
Age by category of health care professional mean (SD) |
|
|
| Professional nurses |
45.0 (11.9) |
|
| Enrolled nurses and nursing assistants |
38.3 (9.6) |
|
| Medical doctors |
30.8 (7.1) |
|
| Allied health professionals |
28.8 (6.9) |
|
| All participants |
36.2 (11.4) |
|
| Age group (years) |
|
|
| < 25 |
42 |
15.4 |
| 25–34 |
109 |
40.0 |
| 35–44 |
55 |
20.1 |
| 45–54 |
35 |
12.8 |
| 55+ |
32 |
11.7 |
| Gender |
|
|
| Female |
215 |
77.6 |
| Male |
62 |
22.4 |
| Place of birth |
|
|
| South Africa |
254 |
94.8 |
| Outside South Africa |
14 |
5.2 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Single |
124 |
44.8 |
| Living together |
25 |
9.0 |
| Married |
108 |
40.0 |
| Divorced/ Widowed |
20 |
7.2 |
| Category of health care professional |
|
|
| Nurses: |
|
|
| Enrolled nurses |
30 |
10.8 |
| Nursing assistants |
33 |
11.9 |
| Professional nurses |
81 |
29.2 |
| All categories of nurses |
144 |
51.9 |
| Medical doctors |
70 |
25.3 |
| Allied health professionals: |
|
|
| Clinical associate |
1 |
0.4 |
| Social workers |
2 |
0.7 |
| Dieticians/ Dietician assistants |
9 |
3.2 |
| Pharmacists/ Pharmacist interns/ Pharmacist assistants |
24 |
8.7 |
| Radiographers |
6 |
2.2 |
| Rehabilitation therapists (audiologists, speech therapists) |
5 |
1.8 |
| All categories of allied health professionals |
47 |
17.0 |
| Type of health care facility |
|
|
| Central hospital |
72 |
25.1 |
| Clinic |
27 |
5.0 |
| Community health centre |
24 |
8.7 |
| District hospital |
36 |
13.0 |
| Regional hospital |
65 |
23.5 |
| Regional Tertiary hospital |
51 |
18.4 |
| Specialised Mother & Child hospital |
15 |
5.4 |
|
Years worked in facility mean (SD) |
6.8 (8.4) |
|
|
Years worked in facility median (range) |
3 (0.08–39) |
|
| Years worked in facility |
|
|
| < 2 years |
82 |
29.6 |
| 2–4 years |
81 |
29.2 |
| 5–9 years |
57 |
20.6 |
| 10–14 years |
20 |
7.2 |
| 15+ years |
37 |
13.4 |
