Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing: nesting a fast-track to traditional generic program, teachings from nursing education in Burkina Faso

Table 2 Characteristics of studied nursing students

Variables	Frequency
Variables	n	%
Gender
Male	174	68.2
Female	81	31.8
Age, year
20–29	129	50.6
30–39	103	40.4
40 & above	23	9.0
Campus location
Bobo Dioulasso	68	26.7
Ouagadougou	148	58.0
Ouahigouya	39	15.3
Track
Traditional generic	205	80.39
Fast-track	50	19.6
Registration status
Traditional Generic
State pre-registration	103	40.4
Private pre-registration	66	25.9
3-year state post-registration^a	36	14.1
Fast-track
State Fast-track registration	42	16.5
Private Fast-track registration	8	3.1
Marital status
Married & engaged	111	43.5
Single	139	54.5
Missing	5	2.0
Number of children
Childless	140	54.9
1 child	104	40.8
Missing	11	4.3

^aLast batch of post-registered students completing the traditional generic track (3-year program)

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