Research Article
Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses
Table 2
Demographic characteristics (
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| Characteristic | Frequency | % |
| Sex | | | Female | 769 | 97.1 | Male | 23 | 2.9 | Age (in years) | | | ≤28.0 | 288 | 36.4 | 29–35 | 252 | 31.8 | ≥36 | 252 | 31.8 | Mean: 33.89 (SD = 9.11) | | | Marital status | | | Married | 611 | 77.1 | Single | 166 | 21.0 | Separated/divorced | 6 | 0.8 | Widow/widower | 9 | 1.1 | Number of children | | | 0 | 80 | 12.8 | 1-2 | 327 | 52.2 | 3-4 | 183 | 29.2 | ≥5 | 37 | 5.8 | Household income/month (RM) | | | ≤2914.00 | 202 | 25.5 | 2915–3980 | 215 | 27.2 | 3981–4630 | 177 | 22.3 | ≥4631 | 198 | 25.0 | Mean: 3941.40 (SD = 1633.38) | | | Working institution | | | Tertiary hospital | 441 | 55.7 | Secondary hospital | 164 | 20.7 | Primary hospital | 117 | 14.8 | Health clinic | 70 | 8.8 | Years of service | | | ≤3 | 203 | 25.6 | 4–8 | 234 | 29.5 | 9–14 | 164 | 20.7 | ≥15 | 191 | 24.2 | Mean: 10.16 (SD = 8.54) | | | Professional education | | | Diploma in nursing | 602 | 76.0 | Advance diploma in nursing | 172 | 21.7 | Degree in nursing | 18 | 2.3 |
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