Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents (n = 179)
Item | n | % | SE |
Sex | |||
Male | 21 | 11.7 | 2.4 |
Female | 158 | 88.3 | 2.4 |
Age | |||
mean ± SD | 34.6 | ±7.8 | 0.6 |
-34 y | 93 | 51.9 | 3.7 |
35–44 y | 69 | 38.5 | 3.6 |
45- y | 17 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
Marital status | |||
married | 137 | 76.5 | 3.2 |
not married | 42 | 23.5 | 3.2 |
Academic degree | |||
Certificate collage | 4 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Diploma | 144 | 80.5 | 3.0 |
Bachelor degree | 23 | 12.9 | 2.5 |
Master course of a graduate school | 0 | 0.0 | – |
Doctoral course of a graduate school | 0 | 0.0 | – |
Others | 8 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
Ethnic background | |||
iTaukei | 117 | 65.4 | 3.6 |
Fijian of Indian descent | 56 | 31.3 | 3.5 |
Fijian of other descent | 5 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
Refused- | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Religion | |||
Christian | 139 | 74.3 | 3.3 |
Hindi | 38 | 21.2 | 3.1 |
Buddhism | 5 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
Islam | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Others | 2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Refused | 0 | 0 | – |
Working place | |||
health center | 118 | 65.9 | 3.5 |
hospital | 34 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
nursing station | 12 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
diabetic hub centre | 0 | 0.0 | – |
senior citizens home | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
divisional office | 2 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
sub-divisional office | 5 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
other | 7 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
Health professional qualification | |||
nurse practitioner | 7 | 3.91 | 3.6 |
registered nurse | 150 | 83.8 | 2.8 |
dietitian | 10 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
others | 12 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
Duration of working experience under the MOHMS (months) | |||
mean ± SD | 138.8 | ±90.7 | 6.8 |
(11 years 6 months) | |||