Table 1 Participants' demographic characteristics

Nursing category; n (%)

77

(64.7)

42

(35.3)

119

(100.0)

Age, years; mean ± sd (min–max)

42.4 ± 9.9

(24–62)

40.9 ± 8.2

(26–61)

41.8 ± 9.3

(24–62)

Age, years; n (%)

 ≤ 35

21

(27.3)

12

(28.6)

33

(27.7)

 36–45

20

(26.0)

15

(35.7)

35

(29.4)

 46–55

29

(37.7)

14

(33.3)

43

(36.1)

 56–62

7

(9.1)

1

(2.4)

8

(6.7)

Sex; n (%)

 Female

68

(88.3)

38

(90.5)

106

(89.1)

 Male

9

(11.7)

4

(9.5)

13

(10.9)

Hospital; n (%)

 St Elizabeth

13

(16.9)

6

(14.3)

19

(16.0)

 St Barnabas

16

(20.8)

10

(23.8)

26

(21.9)

 St Patricks

13

(16.9)

11

(26.2)

24

(20.2)

 Madzikane kaZulu

16

(20.8)

5

(11.9)

21

(17.7)

 NMAH

19

(24.7)

10

(23.8)

29

(24.4)

 Practice duration, years; median (p25 – p75)

8

(4–15)

4

(2–7)

6

(4–12)

Department; n (%)

 Gynaecology

7

(9.1)

1

(2.4)

8

(6.7)

 Obstetrics

5

(6.5)

2

(4.8)

7

(5.9)

 Oncology

5

(6.5)

1

(2.4)

6

(5.0)

 OPD^#

21

(27.3)

7

(16.7)

28

(23.5)

 Emergency Unit

7

(9.1)

1

(2.4)

8

(6.7)

 Infectious diseases

2

(2.6)

3

(7.1)

5

(4.2)

 Surgical ward

15

(19.5)

12

(28.6)

27

(22.7)

 Medical ward

4

(5.2)

7

(16.7)

11

(9.2)

 High care ward

6

(7.8)

1

(2.4)

7

(5.9)

 Paediatrics ward

5

(6.5)

7

(16.7)

12

(10.1)