Advances in Nursing

Research Article

Nurses’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implement EBP in the Maldives

Table 1

Demographics.
DemographicsNumber%
Age
 Up to 29 years
 30–39 years
 40–49 years
 50–59 years		 
94
85
14
1		 
47.2
42.7
7.0
0.5
Gender
 Male
 Female		 
25
173		 
12.6
87.4
Qualification
 Bachelor’s degree
 Diploma nursing/midwifery
 Certificate level
Missing values		 
31
127
38
2		 
15.7
64.1
19.2
1
Setting
 IGMH
 Hulhumalé Hospital
 Villigili Health Centre
 National Thalassemia Centre
 Malé Health Centre		 
161
23
2
11
—		 
81.3
11.6
1.0
5.6
—
Position
 Ward managers
 Deputy managers
 Senior RNs
 RNs/midwives
 ENs		 
11
18
3
127
38		 
5.6
9.1
1.5
64.1
19.2
Years of experience
 in the Maldives
 overseas		 
4 months to 28 years
1–12 years