Table 3.
Association between background characteristics of participants and their experiences with online learning.
| Variable | Unpleasant Experience: n (%) |
Pleasant Experience: n (%) |
Chi-square, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 (57.2) | 136 (42.8) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| 16 to 20 | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | χ2 = 3.94, p = 0.140 |
| 21 to 25 | 150 (59.1) | 104 (40.9) | |
| 26 + | 22 (44.9) | 27 (55.1) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 63 (62.4) | 38 (37.6) | χ2 = 1.97, p = 0.172 |
| Female | 119 (54.8) | 98 (45.2) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Not Married | 159 (58.0) | 115 (42.0) | χ2 = 0.51, p = 0.474 |
| Married | 23 (52.3) | 21 (47.7) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 113 (55.1) | 92 (44.9) | χ2 = 1.05, p = 0.305 |
| Moslem | 69 (61.1) | 44 (38.9) | |
| Household Wealth | |||
| Low | 121 (59.0) | 84 (41.0) | χ2 = 2.21, p = 0.462 |
| Medium | 49 (52.1) | 45 (47.9) | |
| High | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Sleep in the same room | |||
| Alone | 53 (59.6) | 36 (40.4) | χ2 = 6.28, p = 0.280 |
| 1 other Person | 49 (59.0) | 34 (41.0) | |
| 2 other people | 31 (60.8) | 20 (39.2) | |
| 3 other people | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) | |
| 4 other people | 18 (41.9) | 25 (58.1) | |
| 5 + people | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | |
| Region of Residence | |||
| Northern Zone | 108 (62.8) | 64 (37.2) | χ2 = 5.28, p = 0.071 |
| Southern Zone | 57 (49.1) | 59 (50.9) | |
| Coastal Zone | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | |
| Location of College | |||
| North East | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | χ2 = 6.55, p = 0.162 |
| Northern | 43 (63.2) | 25 (36.8) | |
| Savannah | 76 (55.5) | 61 (44.5) | |
| Upper East | 40 (65.6) | 21 (34.4) | |
| Upper West | 12 (42.9) | 16 (57.1) | |
| Program of study | |||
| Nurse Assistant Clinical/Nurse Assistant Preventive | 39 (43.8) | 50 (56.2) | χ2 =15.54, p = 0.01 |
| Registered General Nurse | 80 (69.6) | 35 (30.4) | |
| Registered Midwifery | 44 (51.8) | 41 (48.2) | |
| Others | 19 (65.5) | 10 (34.5) | |
| Program qualification | |||
| Certificate | 39 (43.8) | 50 (56.2) | χ2 =9.08, p = 0.03 |
| Diploma | 143 (62.4) | 86 (37.6) | |
| Current year of study | χ2 =14.79, p = 0.01 | ||
| Second Year | 68 (58.1) | 49 (41.9) | |
| Third Year | 73 (69.5) | 32 (30.5) | |
| Completed in 2020 | 41 (42.7) | 55 (57.3) | |
| Passed licensure exams? | |||
| No | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | χ2 =14.92, p < 0.01 |
| Yet to complete | 141 (63.5) | 81 (36.5) | |
| Yes | 31 (38.8) | 49 (61.3) |
Values in tables are frequencies (percentages).