Table 1.
Demographic and employment characteristics of community health nurses (n = 30).
| Characteristics | n |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age, years, range | 38–58 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2 |
| Female | 28 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 18 |
| Unmarried | 12 |
| Professional education | |
| Bachelors’ degree in nursing | 13 |
| Diploma in nursing | 10 |
| Midwifery or Lady Health Visitor certificate | 7 |
| Current tenure | |
| Township Health Nurse | 22 |
| Public Health Nurse | 5 |
| School Health Nurse | 3 |
| Employment characteristics | |
| Length of service in community setting, years, range | 2–32 |
| Total length of service in health care settings, years, range | 15–34 |
| Population coverage, range | 33,458–654,493 |
| Achieving orientation course at entry point to community setting | |
| Yes | 10 |
| No | 20 |
| Achieving on-the-job trainings or refresher courses at current position | |
| Yes | 26 |
| No | 4 |
| Numbers of Basic Health Staff Professionals in township health organizations, range | 27–265 |
| Frequency of supervision to volunteer health workers per year, range | 0–52 |
| Expansion of primary health care centers within last year, unit, range | 0–22 |
| Attending public health meetings at township level | |
| Yes | 25 |
| No | 5 |
| Attending public health meetings at regional level | |
| Yes | 24 |
| No | 6 |
| Attending public health meetings at national level | |
| Yes | 10 |
| No | 20 |
| Attending public health meetings at international level | |
| Yes | 4 |
| No | 26 |
| Exposure to research trainings | |
| Yes | 3 |
| No | 27 |
| Conducting public health research | |
| Yes | 8 |
| No | 22 |
Note:Data are n, unless otherwise indicated.