Factors Affecting the Practices of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Nurses at Public Health Institutions in Mekelle Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2014: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of female nurses by sociodemographic characteristics in Mekelle City, Tigray, Ethiopia, June 2014.

Characteristic	Frequency ()	Percent
Age (years)
20–29	143	63.6
30–39	52	23.1
40–49	26	11.6
≥50	4	1.8
Level of education
Diploma	52	23.1
BSC nurses	162	72.0
Postgraduate	11	4.9
Work experience
1-2 years	30	13.3
3-4 years	50	22.2
5-6 years	71	31.6
>6 years	74	32.9
Workplace (ward, unit)
Outpatient	55	24.4
Surgical ward	22	9.8
Medical ward	34	15.1
Pediatric ward	31	13.8
Gynecology ward	23	10.2
Labor ward	22	9.8
Psychiatric ward	3	1.3
Dermatology	3	1.3
EPI	8	3.6
ANC	11	4.9
FP	13	5.8
Marital status
Single	69	30.7
Married	141	62.7
Divorced	9	4
Widowed	6	2.7
Parity
1-2 children	101	44.9
3-4 children	30	13.3
≥5 children	2	0.9
Null para	92	40.9
Religion
Orthodox	221	98.2
Others	4	1.8
Ethnicity
Tigray	218	96.9
Amhara	7	3.1

Others indicate Protestant, Muslim, and Catholic.