Research Article

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 3

Association between knowledge and sociodemographic characteristics.

VariableKnowledge levelχ2 valueOR (95% CI), value
Poor knowledge n = 110 (%)Good knowledge n = 70 (%)

Sex
Male55 (50.0)40 (57.1)
Female55 (50.0)30 (42.9)0.880.3490.75 [0.41–1.37], 0.350

Age of respondents
≤ 25 years15 (13.6)8 (11.4)
26–30 years50 (45.5)33 (47.2)1.24 [0.47–3.25], 0.665
31–35 years29 (26.4)19 (27.1)1.23 [0.44–3.46], 0.697
Above 35 years16 (14.5)10 (14.3)0.200.9771.17 [0.37–3.76], 0.790

Specialty
Paediatric nurse6 (5.5)5 (7.1)
General nurse91 (82.7)57 (81.5)0.75 [0.22–2.58], 0.650
Critical care nurse11 (10.0)5 (7.1)0.55 [0.11–2.67], 0.455
Others2 (1.8)3 (4.3)1.540.6731.80 [0.21–15.41], 0.592

Level of education
Master’s degree10 (9.1)3 (4.3)
Bachelor’s degree29 (26.4)22 (31.4)2.53 [0.62–10.30], 0.195
Diploma71 (64.5)45 (64.3)1.760.4162.11 [0.55–8.09], 0.275

Rank
Staff nurse51 (46.4)29 (41.4)
Senior staff nurse19 (17.3)17 (24.3)1.57 [0.71–3.49], 0.265
Nursing officer19 (17.3)16 (22.9)1.48 [0.66–3.20], 0.340
Senior nursing officer15 (13.6)5 (7.1)0.59 [0.19–1.78], 0.346
Principal nursing officer6 (5.4)3 (4.3)3.710.4460.88 [0.20–3.78], 0.863

Years of work experience
≤2 years22 (20.0)15 (21.4)
3–5 years37 (33.6)20 (28.6)0.79 [0.34–1.86], 0.593
>10 years23 (20.9)16 (22.9)1.02 [0.41–2.55], 0.966
5–10 years28 (25.5)19 (27.1)0.510.9170.99 [0.41–2.39], 0.991

Unit of work
Paediatrics22 (20.0)19 (27.1)
Paediatrics emergency10 (9.1)3 (4.3)0.35 [0.08–1.45], 0.147
Orthopedics/trauma11 (10.0)2 (2.9)0.21 [0.04–1.07], 0.060
General surgery29 (26.4)19 (27.1)0.76 [0.33–1.76], 0.521
Theatre recovery10 (9.1)4 (5.7)0.46 [0.12–1.72], 0.250
NICU18 (16.4)13 (18.6)0.84 [0.33–2.14], 0.710
Other surgeries5 (4.5)7 (10.0)1.62 [0.44–5.96], 0.467
Others5 (4.5)3 (4.3)8.020.3310.69 [0.15–3.30], 0.647

Formal training on paediatric pain management
Yes29 (26.4)25 (35.7)
No81 (73.6)45 (64.3)1.780.1820.64 [0.34–1.23], 0.183

Source: field data (2019).