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Table 1 Characteristics of nurses involved in TASSH training

From: Training nurses in task-shifting strategies for the management and control of hypertension in Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Characteristics

Number

Mean (SD)

Percent

Age

44

30.55 (6.68)

--

Female

56

--

87.5

CHN

28

--

43.8

EN

35

--

54.7

Years out of school

46

5.96 (6.82)

--

Years of work experience

60

4.44 (5.33)

--

Employed at urban site

32

--

50

Employed at rural site

32

--

50

Health care facilities’ annual patient load

32

49404 (50262.49)

--

Pre-test score

52

11.65 (3.96)

--

Post-test score

47

17.09 (1.28)

--

Score change

39

5.97 (4.34)

--

aProficiency at pre-test

52

--

26.9

aProficiency at post-test

47

--

95.7

  1. aPercent of nurses with 80% score or more on the hypertension Assessment