Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Barriers to Expressed Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practice in Addis Ababa Government Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of nurses in Addis Ababa government hospitals, Ethiopia, 2015 ().

Variable	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	63	32.1
Female	133	67.9
Age
20–29 years	139	71
30–39 years	44	22.4
≥40 years	13	6.6
Ethnicity
Amhara	108	55.1
Oromo	45	23
Tigre	21	10.7
Others	22	11.2
Marital status
Married	54	27.6
Single	134	68.4
Divorced	5	2.5
Widowed	3	1.5
Religion
Orthodox	142	72.4
Muslim	18	9.2
Protestant	30	15.4
Catholic	4	2
Others	2	1
Level of qualification
Diploma	39	19.9
Bachelor degree	151	77
Master’s degree	6	3.1
Years of work experience
1–4	112	57.1
5–10	58	29.6
>10	26	13.3
Read literature on PU prevention
Always	25	12.8
Sometimes	120	61.2
Never	51	26

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