Table 2 Descriptive statistics for students in the final year of nursing training programs and practicing nurses in Laos, 2011
Nursing students (N = 256) | Practicing nurses (N = 249) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Demographics | |||||
female | 182 | (71.1) | 206 | (82.7) | |
age, mean (SD) | 21.9 | (2.7) | 39.2 | (9.6) | |
currently married | 11 | (4.3) | 211 | (84.7) | |
has children | 5 | (2.0) | 194 | (77.9) | |
lived in rural area at least one year | 181 | (70.7) | 162 | (65.1) | |
Work experience | |||||
years of work experience, median (IQR) | 0 | (0, 0) | 19 | (7, 24) | |
Facility level of current employment | |||||
provincial hospital | - | - | 81 | (32.5) | |
district hospital | - | - | 125 | (50.2) | |
health center | - | - | 43 | (17.3) | |