Research Article
Clinical Competence of Nurses and the Associated Factors in Public Hospitals of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Background and professional characteristics of the nurses in hospitals of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 404).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Gender | Female | 261 | 64.6 | Male | 143 | 35.4 | Age (in a year) | 25–30 | 149 | 36.9 | 31–35 | 133 | 32.9 | 36–40 | 86 | 21.3 | ≥41 | 36 | 8.9 | Marital status | Single | 124 | 30.7 | Married | 260 | 64.4 | Widowed | 20 | 5.0 | Religion | Orthodox | 240 | 59.4 | Protestant | 164 | 40.6 | Work experience (in a year) | 1–5 | 89 | 22.0 | 6–10 | 125 | 30.9 | 11–15 | 136 | 33.7 | ≥16 | 54 | 13.4 | Qualification | BSc | 252 | 62.4 | Diploma | 152 | 37.6 | Current working unit | Medical ward | 88 | 21.8 | Surgical ward | 115 | 28.5 | Pediatric ward | 73 | 18.1 | NICU | 58 | 14.4 | Emergency unit | 40 | 9.9 | OR | 30 | 7.4 | Training in nursing care | Yes | 164 | 40.6 | No | 240 | 59.4 | Interest in the nursing profession | Poor | 39 | 9.7 | Fair | 65 | 16.1 | Good | 300 | 74.3 |
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