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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of nurses at Kenyatta National Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department

From: Suicide prevention by emergency nurses: perceived self-efficacy in assessment, management and referral at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya

Demographic information

N (%)

Total self-efficacy composite score

Fischer’s exact test–P value (set alpha level of 0.05)

Gender

 Female

37 (57.8)

0.766

 Male

26 (40.6)

 Unknown (missing)

1 (1.6)

Age (years)

 ≤ 25

33 (58.9)

0.109

 ≥ 26

23 (41.1)

Highest level of education

 Secondary

15 (24.2)

0.438

 College Diploma

3 (4.8)

 Undergraduate

42 (67.7)

 Masters

2 (3.2)

Occupation

 Unemployed

35 (55.6)

0.438

 Employed

26 (41.3)

 Self-employed

2 (3.2)

Income

 0–9999

36 (57.1)

0.5

 10,000–19,999

1 (1.6)

 20,000–29,999

1 (1.6)

 30,000–39,999

6 (9.5)

 40,000 and above

19 (30.2)