Table 1 Baseline characteristics of nurses by religion (N = 375)
Variable | Muslims | Buddhists | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age – Mean (SD) | 36.6 (6.9) | 42.8 (7.0) | 39.2 (7.6) | < 0.01 |
Age group - No. (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 20–29 years | 24 (10.9) | 2 (1.3) | 26 (6.9) |  |
 30–39 years | 133 (60.2) | 44 (28.6) | 177 (47.2) |  |
 40–49 years | 53 (24.0) | 83 (53.9) | 136 (36.3) |  |
 more than 50 years | 11 (5.0) | 25 (16.2) | 36 (9.6) |  |
Sex - No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.647 |
 Male or Transmen | 8 (3.6) | 7 (4.5) | 15 (4.0) |  |
 Female or Transwomen | 210 (94.9) | 146 (94.8) | 356 (94.9) |  |
 Others | 1 ((0.5) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) |  |
 Prefer not to say | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) |  |
Marital status - No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Single | 60 (27.1) | 37 (24.0) | 97 (25.9) |  |
 Married or cohabitation | 149 (67.4) | 91 (59.1) | 240 (64.0) |  |
 Divorced/Widow | 12 (5.4) | 26 (16.9) | 38 (10.1) |  |
Having Child/Children - No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.508 |
 No | 80 (36.2) | 50 (32.5) | 130 (34.7) |  |
 Yes | 141 (63.8) | 104 (67.5) | 245 (65.3) |  |
Regions of living during childhood - No. (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.114Â |
 Central | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Northern | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (0.5) |  |
 Southern | 221 (100.0) | 151 (98.1) | 372 (99.2) |  |
 North-Easten | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) |  |
 Eastern | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Western | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Department of practicing – No. (%) |  |  |  | 0.350 |
 OB-GYN | 67 (30.3) | 38 (24.7) | 105 (28.0) |  |
 Others | 148 (67.0) | 109 (70.8) | 257 (68.5) |  |
 Not defined | 6 (2.7) | 7 (4.5) | 13 (3.5) |  |
Team experience caring for unintended pregnancies or abortions – No. (%) |  |  |  | 0.005 |
 Yes | 73(33.0) | 73(47.4) | 146(38.9) |  |
 No | 148(67.0) | 81(52.6) | 229(61.1) |  |
Number of years spent practicing as a registered nurse – Mean (SD) | 12.3 (6.8) | 19.4 (8.1) | 15.2 (8.1) | < 0.05 |