Table 1 Characteristics of first eight cohorts of students at enrollment (2015 to 2018)
From: Scaling up pediatric nurse specialist education in Ghana – a longitudinal, mixed methods evaluation
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years, Mean (SD) | 31.3 ± 3.7 |
Years of experience as a nurse Mean (SD) | 5.8 ± 3.5 |
Female | 250 (76) |
Male | 80 (24) |
Highest level of education | |
Diploma | 211 (64) |
BSc | 105 (32) |
Masters | 11 (3) |
Othersa | 3 (1) |
Type of facility | |
Teaching Hospital | 23 (7) |
Regional Hospital | 37 (11) |
District Hospital | 227 (69) |
Polyclinic | 11 (3) |
Health Centre | 19 (6) |
CHPSb | 2 (1) |
Nursing training school | 11 (3) |
Recruited from underserved regions | 181 (55) |
Rank | |
Principal Nursing Officer | 4 (1) |
Senior Nursing Officer | 37 (11) |
Nursing Officer | 36 (11) |
Senior Staff Nurse | 178 (54) |
Senior Staff Midwife | 7 (2) |
Staff Nurse | 56 (17) |
Staff Midwife | 2 (1) |
Otherc | 10 (3) |