Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of respondents (N = 219)

From: Workplace violence against nurses in the Gambia: mixed methods design

Characteristic

N

%

Region

 Western I

149

68

 Western II

70

32

Gender

 Male

59

26.9

 Female

160

73.1

Age groups

 ≤ 30 years

78

35.6

 31–40 years

84

38.4

 ≥ 41 years

54

24.7

 Missing

3

1.3

Marital status

 Single

39

17.8

 Married

180

82.2

Occupational cadre

aMidwives

72

32.9

bGeneral nurse

73

33.3

 Nurse Attendant

74

33.8

Length of service

 1–5 years

66

30.1

 6–10 years

42

19.2

 11–15 years

38

17.4

 Above 16 years

71

32.4

 Missing

2

0.9

Number of co-workers

 ≤ 5

146

66.7

 6–10

44

20.1

 ≥ 11

29

13.2

  1. aSRNs, SENs and CHNs with Midwifery qualification
  2. bSRNs, SENs and CHNs without Midwifery qualification