Validating a tool to measure auxiliary nurse midwife and nurse motivation in rural Nepal

Table 2 Demographic characteristics and motivation scores of nursing personnel

Variable	N	%	Mean motivation score	SD
District
Dailekh	40	29.2	4.74	0.31
Kailali	59	43.07	4.56	0.38
Banke	38	27.74	4.65	0.36
Age group
18–19 years	6	4.38	4.56	0.37
20–29 years	60	43.8	4.53	0.39
30–39 years	43	31.39	4.68	0.32
40–49 years	25	18.25	4.83	0.23
≥50 years	3	2.19	4.70	0.38
Ethnicity
Dalit Hill	4	2.92	4.80	0.30
Dalit Terai^a	1	0.73	3.18	—
Disadvantaged Janajati Hill	14	10.22	4.69	0.28
Disadvantaged Janajati Terai	16	11.68	4.52	0.42
Relatively advantaged Janajati	9	6.57	4.71	0.33
Upper caste	93	67.88	4.65	0.33
Job title
Upgraded MCHW	8	5.84	4.97	0.07
ANM	89	64.96	4.61	0.36
Senior ANM	23	16.79	4.73	0.21
Staff nurse	13	9.49	4.39	0.47
Senior staff nurse	3	2.19	4.91	0.09
Sister in-charge^a	1	0.73	4.27	—
Type of current health facility
Zonal hospital	13	9.49	4.64	0.37
District hospital	13	9.49	4.52	0.30
Primary health centre	24	17.52	4.59	0.41
Health post	64	46.72	4.63	0.36
Sub-health post	23	16.79	4.76	0.31
Time spent in current post
Less than 1 month	12	8.76	4.51	0.50
1–6 months	23	16.79	4.55	0.30
7–12 months	6	4.38	4.65	0.21
1–2 years	22	16.06	4.69	0.31
≥2 years	74	54.01	4.66	0.37
Salary after tax (Nepali rupees)^b
Less than 5,000	5	3.65	4.15	0.69
5,000–9,999	39	28.47	4.56	0.38
10,000–14,999	71	51.82	4.69	0.28
15,000–19,999	21	15.33	4.69	0.35
More than 20,000^a	1	0.73	—	—

^aIndicates only one observation for this characteristic. As a result, the standard deviation is not calculated.
^b96.29 NPR = 1 US dollars.

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