Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Overall | ALMC | KCMC | BMC | MZRH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of participants | N (%) | 96 (100.0) | 25 (26.0) | 21 (22.0) | 25 (26.0) | 25 (26.0) |
Age: median (IQR) years | 34 (28.0–43.0) | 37 (28.0–47.0) | 31 (27.0–44.0) | 34 (28.0–43.5) | 35 (26.0–42.5) | |
Male | n (%) | 35 (36.0) | 7 (28.0) | 4 (19.0) | 12 (48.0) | 12 (48.0) |
Education level | ||||||
Certificate | n (%) | 23 (24.0) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (10.0) | 5 (20.0) | 12 (48.0) |
Diploma | n (%) | 43 (45.0) | 12 (48.0) | 9 (43.0) | 13 (52.0) | 9 (36.0) |
Degree | n (%) | 30 (31.0) | 9 (36.0) | 10 (47.0) | 7 (28.0) | 4 (16.0) |
Cadres | ||||||
Doctors | n (%) | 26 (27.0) | 9 (36.0) | 6 (29.0) | 6 (24.0) | 5 (20.0) |
Nurses | n (%) | 60 (63.0) | 15 (60.0) | 15 (71.0) | 13 (52.0) | 17 (68.0) |
Administrators | n (%) | 3 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.00) |
Others | n (%) | 7 (7.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (8.0) |
Working experience (years) | ||||||
Less than 5 | n (%) | 44 (46.0) | 9 (36.0) | 10 (48.0) | 14 (56.0) | 11 (44.0) |
Department | ||||||
Internal medicine | n (%) | 20 (21.0) | 3 (12.0) | 2(10.0) | 8 (32.0) | 7 (28.0) |
Obstetrics/gynecology | n (%) | 4 (4.0) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (04.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Pediatrics | n (%) | 11 (11.0) | 1 (4.0) | 7 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (12.0) |
Surgery | n (%) | 20 (21.0) | 8 (32.0) | 1 (4.0) | 5 (20.0) | 6 (24.0) |
Anesthesia | n (%) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Casualty/OPD | n (%) | 13 (14.0) | 2 (8.0) | 3 (14.0) | 3 (12.0) | 5 (20.0) |
ICU | n (%) | 7 (7.0) | 2 (8.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (4.0) |
Administration | n (%) | 19 (20.0) | 6 (24.0) | 4 (19.0) | 6 (24.0) | 3 (12.0) |
EM awareness | ||||||
Presence of formal EM | n (%) | 22 (23.0) | 9 (36.0) | 13 (62.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Worked in EM department | n (%) | 14 (15.0) | 7 (28.0) | 7 (33.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Family member treated at ED | n (%) | 40 (42.0) | 9 (36.0) | 11 (52.0) | 12 (48.0) | 8 (32.0) |