Nursing Research and Practice / 2015 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Previous Education, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Nursing Cumulative Grade Point Average as Predictors of Success in Nursing Licensure Examinations Table 1 Description of background characteristics and previous education.
Variable Percentage Gender Male 77 43.7 Female 99 56.3 Age 21–25 6 3.4 26–30 152 86.4 31–35 18
10.2 Christian religion 162 92.0 Description of home community Rural 20 11.4 Semiurban 92 52.2 City/urban 64 36.4 Mother education Non 25 14.2 Basic 81 46.0 Secondary 42 23.9 Tertiary 28 15.9 Father education Non 7 4.0 Basic 41 23.2 Secondary 52 29.5 Tertiary 76 43.2 Mother health worker 6 3.4 Father health worker 5 2.8 Entry category into nursing programme SSSCE 14 8.0 WASSCE 156 88.6 Mature 6 3.4 Course read during high school education General science 67 38.1 General arts 83 47.2 Home economics 22 12.5 Agricultural science 4 2.3 Former school Government owned 129 73.3 Mission 29 16.5 Private/other 18 10.2 Former school was located in urban setting 121 68.6 Former school has high academic status 120 68.2 Nursing as a career of choice First 118 67.0 Second 41 23.3 Third/fourth 17 9.7