Table 1 Nurses characteristics stratified by their intent to stay
From: A national study on nurses’ retention in healthcare facilities in underserved areas in Lebanon
Intent to stay | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | P-value | ||
Intent to stay in job in coming 1 to 3 years | Stay | 293 | 35.1 | - | - | |
Leave | 542 | 64.9 | - | - | ||
Gender | Female | 675 | 80.0 | 240 | 36.4 | 0.106 |
Male | 169 | 20.0 | 49 | 29.7 | ||
Age | < 30 years | 486 | 58 | 131 | 27.5 | < 0.001 |
30 to 45 years | 311 | 37.1 | 128 | 42.2 | ||
≥ 46 years | 41 | 4.9 | 27 | 69.2 | ||
Family status | Married with children | 273 | 33.3 | 117 | 44.8 | < 0.001 |
Married without children | 117 | 14.3 | 47 | 40.5 | ||
Never married | 429 | 52.4 | 110 | 26.1 | ||
Rural upbringing | Yes | 665 | 82.0 | 220 | 34.0 | 0.264 |
No | 146 | 18.0 | 60 | 41.7 | ||
Highest degree institution | University | 167 | 20.6 | 51 | 31.1 | 0.223 |
Non-university | 642 | 79.4 | 227 | 36.2 | ||
Type of degree | Technical | 778 | 92.5 | 270 | 35.5 | 0.491 |
University | 63 | 7.5 | 19 | 31.2 | ||
Length of professional work as a nurse | < 5 years | 420 | 49.0 | 116 | 28.1 | < 0.001 |
5 to 10 years | 271 | 31.6 | 81 | 30.8 | ||
11 to 15 years | 70 | 8.2 | 38 | 54.3 | ||
> 15 years | 96 | 11.2 | 58 | 65.2 | ||
Working towards higher degree? | Yes | 282 | 33.6 | 73 | 26.5 | < 0.001 |
No | 558 | 66.4 | 220 | 40.2 | ||
Place of work | Hospital | 760 | 88.7 | 233 | 31.5 | < 0.001 |
PHC | 97 | 11.3 | 60 | 62.5 | ||
Attitudes about nursing (Yes/No questions, responses to the option ‘Yes’ are reported) | ||||||
My family has a positive view about nursing | 725 | 87.3 | 266 | 37.2 | 0.001 | |
Other health professionals have a positive perception about nurses | 589 | 73.0 | 221 | 38.2 | 0.003 | |
My community has a positive image of the nursing profession | 539 | 65.6 | 220 | 41.5 | < 0.001 | |
Most parents in this community would encourage their children to consider nursing as a career | 342 | 41.9 | 143 | 42.6 | < 0.001 | |
I would encourage my nursing peers in other areas to move to my place of employment | 348 | 40.6 | 161 | 47.2 | < 0.001 | |
Given the opportunity to choose my career all over again, I would choose nursing | 264 | 30.8 | 129 | 50.4 | < 0.001 | |
I would encourage my daughters to consider nursing as a career | 151 | 18.9 | 77 | 52.4 | < 0.001 | |
I would encourage my sons to consider nursing as a career | 133 | 16.4 | 66 | 50.8 | < 0.001 | |