Table 1.
Demographic and Professional Characteristics of the Participants in the Study (n=493)
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 20-30 | 99 | 20.1 |
| 31-40 | 210 | 42.6 | |
| 41-50 | 146 | 29.6 | |
| 51-60 | 35 | 1-Jul | |
| 61˂ | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Sex | Female | 425 | 86.2 |
| Male | 68 | 13.8 | |
| Educational status | Bachelor | 352 | 71.4 |
| Master of sciences | 114 | 23.1 | |
| Medical Doctor | 5 | 1 | |
| PhD | 21 | 4.3 | |
| Fellowship | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Job | General Practitioner | 3 | 0.6 |
| Oncologist | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Nurse | 437 | 88.6 | |
| Faculty member | 24 | 4.9 | |
| Other | 28 | 5.7 | |
| work experience (year) |
>1 | 17 | 3.4 |
| 1-3 | 30 | 6.1 | |
| 4-5 | 32 | 6.5 | |
| 6-10 | 98 | 19.9 | |
| <10 | 316 | 64.1 | |
| Workplace ward | Internal ward | 26 | 5.3 |
| Surgery ward | 19 | 3.9 | |
| Maternity ward | 13 | 2.6 | |
| Emergency | 34 | 6.9 | |
| Pediatrics | 9 | 1.8 | |
| CCU | 73 | 14.8 | |
| ICU | 46 | 9.3 | |
| Hematology- oncology | 86 | 17.4 | |
| NICU | 6 | 1.2 | |
| Neurology- Neurosurgery | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Psychology | 7 | 1.4 | |
| Other | 171 | 34.7 | |
| Do you have working experience in the field of PC? | Yes | 124 | 25.2 |
| No | 369 | 74.8 | |
| Is receiving formal education such as participating in workshops and attending lectures or courses necessary for providing PC? | Yes | 449 | 89.7 |
| No | 51 | 10.3 | |
| Do you need to take a PC course? | Yes | 449 | 89.7 |
| No | 51 | 10.3 | |