From: Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia
Perceived barriers | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | |||||
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Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Freq. | % | |
Communication with different language | 9 | 1.8 | 51 | 10.2 | 100 | 19.9 | 148 | 29.5 | 194 | 38.6 |
Communication with different culture | 45 | 9.0 | 114 | 22.7 | 121 | 24.1 | 109 | 21.7 | 113 | 22.5 |
Being Saudi is viewed as a skilled nursea | 9 | 1.8 | 32 | 6.4 | 179 | 35.7 | 150 | 29.9 | 132 | 26.3 |
Poor public image of nursing profession | 43 | 8.6 | 54 | 10.8 | 74 | 14.7 | 161 | 32.1 | 170 | 33.9 |
Mixed working environment | 60 | 12.0 | 120 | 23.9 | 55 | 11.0 | 118 | 23.5 | 149 | 29.7 |
Delayed marriage of a female nurse | 35 | 7.0 | 67 | 13.3 | 107 | 21.3 | 150 | 29.9 | 143 | 28.5 |
Nursing profession affects female social life | Extremely | Moderately | Marginally | Not at all | ||||||
84 | 16.7 | 240 | 47.8 | 128 | 25.5 | 50 | 10.0 | |||
bMedian score as percentage of the total, (IQR) | 51.85, (44.44–59.26) |