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Table 1 Percentage distribution of the study participants by of Socio Demographic Characteristics, Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014

From: Knowledge and practice of nurses towards prevention of pressure ulcer and associated factors in Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (n= 248)

Percentage (100%)

Mean with SD

Sex

   

Male

126

50.8

 

Female

122

49.2

 

Age (in years)

   

20-30

206

83.1

 

31-40

31

12.5

28.25 ± 5.1

≥41

11

4.4

 

Marital status

   

Single

133

53.6

 

Married

122

45.2

 

Divorced

3

1.2

 

Level of education

   

Diploma in nursing

93

37.5

 

Bachelor in nursing

155

62.5

 

Service experience

   

≤10

230

92.7

 

11-20

18

7.3

4.33 ±3.5