| First step (N = 276) | Second step (N = 522) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | n | % | n | % |
Gender | ||||
 Women | 262 | 94.9 | 467 | 89.5 |
 Men | 14 | 5.1 | 55 | 10.5 |
Age | ||||
 Mean ± SDa | 40.6 ± 9.8 | 40.7 ± 10.5 | ||
 Range | 21–65 | 20–63 | ||
Professional experience (years) | ||||
 Mean ± SDa | 17.6 ± 9.6 | 18.6 ± 10.3 | ||
 Range | 1–45 | 0–42 | ||
Health profession | ||||
 Nurse | 276 | 100 | 510 | 97.7 |
 Midwife | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.3 |
Education | ||||
 High school | 98 | 35.5 | 71 | 13.6 |
 Associate degree | 139 | 50.4 | 355 | 68 |
 Bachelor’s degree | 34 | 12.3 | 72 | 13.8 |
 Master’s degree | 3 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.5 |
 Others | 2 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.9 |
 No answer | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.1 |