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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants N=143

From: Misconceptions about traumatic brain injury among nursing students in India: implications for nursing care and curriculum

Demographic variables

n (%)

Age (years)

 17-18

7 (4.9)

 19-20

136 (95.1)

Gender

 Female

138 (96.5)

 Male

5 (3.5)

Religion

 Christian

119 (83.2)

 Hindu & others

24 (16.8)

Type of family

 Nuclear

119 (83.2)

 Joint

24 (16.8)

Place of residence

 Urban

32 (22.4)

 Rural

74 (51.7)

 Semi-urban

37 (25.9)

Vehicles owned

 Bicycle

35 (24.4)

 2 &4-wheeler

82 (57.4)

 No

26 (18.2)

Prior exposure to Brain injury

 Yes

96 (67.1)

 No

5

 47 (32.9)

6