Evaluating Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers of Paediatric Pain Management among Nurses in a Tertiary Health Facility in the Northern Region of Ghana: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable	Frequency (n = 180)	Percent
Sex
Male	95	52.8
Female	85	47.2
Age
≤ 25 years	23	12.8
26–30 years	83	46.1
31–35 years	48	26.7
Above 35 years	26	14.4
Specialty
Paediatric nurse	11	6.1
General nurse	148	82.2
Critical care nurse	16	8.9
Others	5	2.8
Level of education
Master’s degree	13	7.2
Bachelor’s degree	51	28.3
Diploma	116	64.4
Rank
Staff nurse	80	44.4
Senior staff nurse	36	20.0
Nursing officer	35	19.5
Senior nursing officer	20	11.1
Principal nursing officer	9	5.0
Working years of experience
≤2 years	37	20.6
3–5 years	57	31.7
>10 years	39	21.7
5–10 years	47	26.1
Unit of work
Paediatric ward	41	22.8
Paediatrics emergency	13	7.2
Orthopedics/trauma	13	7.2
General surgery	40	22.0
Theatre recovery	14	7.8
NICU	31	17.2
Neurosurgical ward	12	6.7
Others	16	8.9
Training on paediatric pain management
Yes	54	30.0
No	126	70.0
Frequency in caring for children
Never	8	4.4
Often	53	29.5
Occasionally	58	32.2
Always	61	33.9

Source: field data (2019).