Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age category (Years) | ||
| less than 30 | 120 | 31.7 |
| 31 – 40 | 188 | 49.7 |
| 41 – 50 | 52 | 13.6 |
| 51 and above | 18 | 4.8 |
| Mean age (Years) | 41.4 ± 7.8 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 24 | 6.3 |
| Female | 354 | 93.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 286 | 75.7 |
| Single | 61 | 16.1 |
| Widow | 24 | 6.3 |
| Divorced/separated | 7 | 1.9 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 369 | 98.9 |
| Islam | 4 | 1.1 |
| Traditional | 0 | - |
| Qualification | ||
| RN | 4 | 1.1 |
| RN/RM | 244 | 64.6 |
| B.SCN | 112 | 29.6 |
| MSN/PhD Nursing | 18 | 4.8 |
| Years of experience | ||
| 1 – 5 | 59 | 15.6 |
| 6 – 10 | 157 | 41.5 |
| 11 – 15 | 100 | 26.5 |
| 16 – above | 62 | 16.4 |
| Unit | ||
| Medical wards | 42 | 11.1 |
| Surgical wards | 44 | 11.6 |
| Children ward | 28 | 7.4 |
| Clinics | 82 | 21.7 |
| Theatre | 31 | 8.2 |
| Isolation wards | 23 | 6.1 |
| Maternity complex | 88 | 23.3 |
| Emergency unit | 40 | 10.6 |