Table 2.
Demographic Data of Respondents (n = 168).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Males | 34 | 20.2 |
| Females | 134 | 79.8 |
| Age (in years) | ||
| 20–30 | 115 | 68.5 |
| 31–40 | 31 | 18.5 |
| 41–50 | 6 | 3.6 |
| 51–60 | 12 | 7.1 |
| >60 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Level of education | ||
| Certificate | 10 | 6.0 |
| Diploma | 125 | 74.4 |
| Degree | 32 | 19.0 |
| Postgraduate degree | 1 | 0.6 |
| Nursing grade | ||
| Staff nurse | 84 | 50.0 |
| Staff midwife | 29 | 17.3 |
| Nursing officer | 34 | 20.2 |
| Senior nursing officer | 5 | 3.0 |
| Principal nursing officer | 15 | 8.9 |
| Deputy director of nursing services | 1 | 0.6 |
| Years of surgical experience (in years) | ||
| Less than a year | 69 | 41.1 |
| 1–5 | 74 | 44.0 |
| 6–10 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 11–15 | 7 | 4.2 |
| 16–20 | 2 | 1.2 |
| >20 | 3 | 1.8 |