Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Gondar University Referral Hospital (GURH), Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 282)
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 160 | 56.7 |
Female | 122 | 43.3 |
Age | ||
18–24 | 44 | 15.6 |
25–34 | 190 | 67.4 |
35–44 | 33 | 11.7 |
> = 45 | 15 | 5.3 |
Educational status | ||
Diploma | 67 | 23.8 |
BSc in Nursing | 203 | 72 |
MSC in Nursing | 12 | 4.3 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 242 | 85.8 |
Muslim | 30 | 10.6 |
Protestant | 7 | 2.5 |
Catholic | 3 | 1.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 159 | 56.4 |
Married | 101 | 35.8 |
Divorced/Widowed | 22 | 7.8 |
Work experience in years | ||
≤4 | 158 | 56 |
5–10 | 77 | 27.3 |
11–14 | 7 | 2.5 |
> = 15 | 40 | 14.2 |