Knowledge on Palliative Care and Associated Factors among Nurses in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Distribution of nurse’s level of education, work experience, and training on palliative care among nurses in Ethiopia.

Valuables	Classifications	Studies	Population	Prevalence (95% CI)	I^2 (%)	value
Level of education	Diploma	8	908	31.04 (29.34–32.75)	97.8	<0.001
	B.S.	8	1604	68.96 (67.27–70.66)	97.8	<0.001
Work experience	<5 years	8	1398	58.22 (56.52–59.92)	95.1	<0.001
	5–10 years	8	648	25.57 (23.86–27.27)	40.3	0.110
	≥10 years	8	466	14.46 (13.12–15.79)	95.7	<0.001
Experience on giving care for chronically ill patient	Daily	6	970	50.87 (48.70–53.05)	95.1	<0.001
	Once/week	6	372	18.49 (16.76–20.21)	80.5	<0.001
	Once/month	6	171	07.18 (6.04–08.32)	87.9	<0.001
	Few times/year	6	175	04.72 (03.80–05.65)	94.8	<0.001
	Never	6	235	07.50 (06.36–08.65)	96.6	<0.001
Training on palliative care	Trained	6	632	36.02 (34.06–37.98)	98.9	<0.001
	Not trained	6	121	66.35 (64.40–68.29)	98.8	<0.001