Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants: A) Febrile patients, B) Healthcare workers (HCWs)

From: Triage practices for emergency care delivery: a qualitative study among febrile patients and healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal

Identification Number

Age category (yr)

Sex

Qualification

District

Referral case

A) Febrile patients

Pt_1

20–30

M

Higher Secondary

Kathmandu

No

Pt_2

30–40

F

Higher Secondary

Gorkha

Yes

Pt_3

50–60

F

Can’t read or write

Tanahun

Yes

Pt_4

30–40

M

Lower Secondary

Nuwakot

Yes

Pt_5

50–60

M

Can’t read or write

Kathmandu

No

Pt_6

30–40

F

Higher Secondary

Rautahat

Yes

Pt_7

70–80

F

Can’t read or write

Gorkha

Yes

Pt_8

20–30

F

Undergraduate

Kathmandu

No

Pt_9

10–20

M

Higher Secondary

Rautahat

Yes

Pt_10

50–60

M

Informal Education

Birtamode

No

Pt_11

10–20

M

Higher Secondary

Khotang

Yes

Pt_12

20–30

F

Undergraduate

Kathmandu

No

Pt_13

40–50

F

Higher Secondary

Kathmandu

No

Pt_14

20–30

M

Undergraduate

Kathmandu

No

Pt_15

50–60

F

Lower Secondary

Butwal

Yes

Identification Number

Age category (yr)

Sex

Qualification

Position

Work experience (yr)

B) Healthcare workers (HCWs)

Cl_1

20–30

F

BNS

Staff Nurse

2

Cl_2

30–40

F

BSc Nursing

Staff Nurse

6

Cl_3

30–40

F

BSc Nursing

Staff Nurse

10

Cl_4

20–30

F

MBBS

MO

0.1

Cl_5

20–30

F

MBBS

MO

0.5

Cl_6

30–40

M

DM

DM

0.4

Cl_7

40–50

F

BNS

Nurse In-Charge

19

Cl_8

20–30

M

HA

HA

0.2

Cl_9

40–50

F

BNS

Staff Nurse

15

Cl_10

20–30

F

BSc Nursing

Staff Nurse

2

Cl_11

20–30

F

BNS

Staff Nurse

2

Cl_12

20–30

M

MBBS

MO

0.5

Cl_13

30–40

F

BNS

Staff Nurse

13

Cl_14

30–40

F

BSc Nursing

Staff Nurse

6

Cl_15

20–30

F

MBBS

MO

0.6

  1. BNS Bachelor of Nursing Science, BSc Bachelor of Science, Cl Clinician, DM Doctor of Medicine, F female, HA Health Assistant, M male, MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MO Medical Officer, Pt Patient, yr year