Health Behaviour among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals in Kakamega County, Kenya

Table 5

Cross-tabulation of predisposing, enabling, and need factors and health behaviour.

Factors	Health behaviour (voluntary screening uptake)
	Yes		No
Gender
Male	21	34.4	43	34.1	64	,; ,
Female	40	65.6	83	65.9	123
n	61	100	126	100	187
Age
<30 years	9	14.8	15	11.9	24	,; ,
30–39 years	16	26.2	39	31.0	55
40–49 years	21	34.4	33	26.2	54
>50 years	15	24.6	39	31.0	54
n	61	100	126	100	187
Marital status
Married	42	68.9	101	80.2	143	,; ,
Otherwise	19	31.1	25	19.8	44
n	61	100	126	100	187
Religion
Protestant	44	79.3	103	77.5	147	,; ,
Catholic/muslim	17	20.7	23	22.5	40
n	61	100	126	100	187
Highest level of training as a nurse
BScN/higher dip./postgraduate	17	27.9	27	21.4	44
Diploma and below	44	72.1	99	78.6	143	,; ,
n	61	100	126	100	187
Time working as a nurse
6 months–5 years	23	37.7	39	31.0	62	,; ,
Above 5 years	38	62.3	87	69.0	125
n	61	100	126	100	187
Support from supervisor
Low	27	44.3	64	50.8	91	,
High	34	55.7	62	49.2	96
n	61	100	126	100	187
Worried about future health
Worried	42	68.9	66	52.4	108	,; p = 0.033
Not worried	19	31.1	60	47.6	79
n	61	100	126	100	187