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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Sample of doctors and nurses surveyed in University Teaching Hospitals in Southern Health Zone of Nigeria, 2002

From: Questionnaire survey of working relationships between nurses and doctors in University Teaching Hospitals in Southern Nigeria

Variables

Doctors* (N = 67)

Nurses* (N = 158)

 

N (%)

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Age

65

35.7 (5.6)

154

44.3 (7.0)

Sex

    

Male

57 (85.1)

 

24 (15.2)

 

Female

9 (13.4)

 

129 (82.7)

 

Missing

1 (1.5)

 

5 (3.2)

 

Marital Status

75

 

157

 

Married

44 (65.7)

 

136 (86.1)

 

Unmarried

23 (34.3)

 

22 (13.9)

 
  1. Totals may be less than N on account of missing data